Does writing have to be perfect?

Question

i am a writer (mostly poetry) and i am majoring in English, but i don't care for structure, technical writing, and certain punctuation. i write it down the way it falls out of my head. if i tried to get published, would i get shunned for this?

Answer 1

Dont bother. As you go on with your blossoming ideas you would stun the world with your thoughts. There are Roses in the garden but in the VALLEY OF FLOWER there are so many jungle flowers which are bright, untrimmed but capture our eyes, imagination etc and people make a beeline to see and enjoy its beauty. So go ahead. Ideas, thoughts are always welcome .If they fail to be called poetry they would be termed as Thoughts for thought.
THEY BECOME HIKOO POETRY

Answer 2

Non-conventional structure, grammar, and punctuation are all tools that can be a part of your art ... especially with poetry. Even if you're a novelist you can get away with it if you're Joyce or Kerouac. (Although keep in mind that even Joyce and Kerouac, *knew* the rules, and could write beautifully within them ... it's easier to break the rules once you are a published author.)

However, keep in mind that non-conventional writing can be difficult to *read*, which can be a barrier to finding readers. The writer and reader have to agree on a set of consistent rules ... they don't have to be the same rules as traditional writing, i.e. you can invent your own rules ... but you can't be changing them on every page or your reader will wonder if it's worth the effort.

Answer 3

Not when it comes to poetry. Lack of structure/technical writing/punctuation et al can be part of it, but you should know that already since you're majoring in English.

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Answer 4

No, it doesn't have to make sense to be understood, HOWEVER,
to get it published, you might want to hire an editor or at the very least a proof reader. Craigslist is good for low cost proofers or keep my name, I'm very good at pointing out grammatical errors.
True writing, especially poetry, is all about feeling, so write it as it comes, let someone else correct your errors......

Answer 5

i know what you mean...and in all technicality, poets are not bound by the structural rules of grammar...ever read anything by e. e. cummings? he hardly ever used punctuation, and never capitalized. The way it falls out of your head is the way it's supposed to be because your poetry is YOUR poetry...an expression of yourself that turns out how YOU want it to.

Answer 6

We are in the 21 century and everything is allowed now.
What about postmodernism?
Good luck! I hope you'll be published. My mom is an editor (in Romania) and I know the author's feeling about being published.

Answer 7

What, of course not. If all writing were perfect, it would all be the same. Your writing would not be unique if it were perfect. Your the writer, originality can sometimes be the opposite of perfection, and what's a writer without originality?

Answer 8

No, of course not!
Writing is an expression, it is never perfect and should never have to be, maybe the spelling needs to be correct though so people don't get confused, otherwise writing should be your true work and not changed into something overs perceive as perfect.

Answer 9

I'm making a table, but I'm not interested in structure. I just want to put nails in whereever they seem to be needed, and just whang the thing together in a spontaneous swoop of creation. It doesn't have to be perfect, does it? Who cares if its level; I mean, no one takes points off for that kind of technical crap, do they?

Answer 10

depends who your writing for, laxed magazines where your writing out of interest and sh*t, they probably dont give a f*ck, altho as a writer you need to at least be somewhat grammatically correct and have a reader friendly structure, or noone will read your sh*t! writing how you talk is possible but not everyone can relate, u know?