#WritersCoffeeClub Apr. 3: Have you studied writing? Did it prepare you, or did you learn more by doing?
I took a creative writing class in high school, but I was already writing before that. It taught me more about critique than writing, to be honest. English class gave me the parts and pieces, but reading gave me the example layouts. I look back at my oldest works and remember them and I can honestly say I have, indeed, learned by doing. I know what makes good progression; how to structure things better; my characters are no longer so reliant on friends and family. At the same time I can recognize there were things I already was doing well. Dialogue. General ideas. The way characters solve problems. Being so literate did give me a strong start in the fundamentals. Maybe I was immature, but I've always done well writing what I'd want to read.
If I may be so bold, I have good taste. XD
