The Scary College Teacher

Today, I'm going to talk about a writing teacher I had that scared the living hell out of me that inspired me to get published. He had an ego and had the demeanor of an asshole. And could go on rants that were so bad that he managed to drive one kid to change classes. But if you could brave them and not shake too badly, he had some great insights to writing.

Granted, he did warn the class that he did turn into a raving idiot, but I still dreaded the days where it was time to critique. He was never too bad with me, but I was never sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing. The biggest tip I took to heart from that class that I still use today was to read everything out loud that I write. If there's a mistake, I'll hear it. I can't tell you how many weird-ass sentences I've caught just from reading something out loud. It works.

And that is my writing tip of the day.

Awkward pic of the day!

How I love the Master