workshops, the rules, evolving standards

[katya]

Originally Posted by Curubethion

And the other thing is, you have to know the rules before you can break them. Learn how to write in conventions, and then look into experimenting with them.

That's a good idea too.

The thing with "creative", stories is that even if it doesn't work for the particular story, you could keep following that path, refining it, and recreating it into something that does work, is what I'm saying. I don't want literature to be stagnant.