Jokes aside, the student is most likely committing a mistake while the author is doing it for a purpose.
Yeah there’s a big difference between Cormac McCarthy and a 16 year old who just never learned punctuation.
You need to understand why rules are in place before you can make an informed decision about when exceptions are valuable versus destructive. Experts can navigate that.
In order for the reader to know that your rule-breaking is an intentional, stylistic choice, you have to get all the other rules right. Otherwise, we’re not going to think you’re a visionary, we’re going to think you’re a moron.
I once read a mystery story that had so many blatant continuity errors and plot holes that I mistook all the “clues” for more mistakes.
Yeah, I once read a novel where I wasn’t sure if the writer intended his characters to be wrong about something they were discussing, or if the writer himself didn’t actually know what he was talking about.
Warbreaker was rough but I loved the magic system
What was wrong with Warbreaker? I read it years ago and can’t remember what was rough about it
Can’t I just be a moron with style?
It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.
Pablo Picasso
So trueee!!
