12/22/2023 0 Comments Serial number for masterwriter![]() It continued when I was exposed to even more books and the rules of proper grammar and structure from English teachers in high school. So again, with this in mind, one could say my apprenticeship started on the floor of that library, reading all of those books. Pablo Picasso is often credited as saying, "Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist." Maybe he said this and maybe he didn't, but the notion itself is a well-established one. Inspired word and phrasing choices, hypnotic rhythms, and the clever use of metaphor can make even a boring essay about a topic like "potholes in Idaho" seem artistic.Īrt aside, though, without a strong foundation in the rules of writing, it's difficult to become an accomplished or even a professional writer. ![]() Tons of creativity goes into writing powerfully, even when one isn't creating poetry or spinning fictional tales. Bartenders Guild.įor me, writing is no less a craft than plumbing or carpentry. It's even possible, through a series of tests, to become a Master Mixologist in the eyes of the U.S. That's why it's not uncommon to hear somebody referred to as a Master Carpenter, Master Plumber, or Master Electrician. Here in the United States, as in other countries, we still see the remnants of this system in trades such as carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work. As journeymen, they could then work under a master, earn money, and accrue enough experience to become masters and work for themselves. In medieval times, under the European guild system, people (okay men) in certain craft-based professions would start as apprentices, then become journeymen after a period of reading, classroom work, and on-the-job training. "Master" as in the sense of a master craftsman. Which brings us to the second meaning of being a Master Writer. One could say that my writing apprenticeship started in that little library. ![]() On any given day, I might be reading fiction or nonfiction, literary classics or pulp novels, fantasy or mystery, science or history, or how-to books about everything from drawing to playing chess to magic tricks to building a rocket. Most of the books in it were older than me, so it always had that wonderfully musty smell of rotting paper.ĭuring my formative years, I consumed hundreds of books while sitting on the floor at the end of one particular row of shelves, under a tall window, bathed in a beam of dust-filled sunlight. I clocked an inordinate number of hours at our town's local library, which was the second floor of an old stone Victorian that also housed City Hall and the police department. It begins with me being a voracious reader at a very early age. That's not where this story begins, though. For both, I studied under some amazing teachers, writers, and poets at the State University of New York in Binghamton more than 20 years ago. Which is to say, I not only have a Bachelor's but a Master's degree in that subject. The first and most obvious answer is that I am, literally, a Master of Writing. So while I had planned to wrap up my 3-part series on "Effective Website Messaging" this week, I've decided instead to take some time to discuss what this title means, at least to me, and why I chose it. Since this isn't a term that's commonly (if ever) used, it has prompted some people to ask, "What the heck is a Master Writer?" As part of this rebranding, I formally embraced a title I've been using in my headline on LinkedIn for the past couple of weeks: Master Writer. Yesterday, I launched my newly branded website at.
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