From the Ted Talk by Cecilia Aragon: The creativity and community behind fanfiction
Unscramble the Blue Letters
And she told us, “But rreviwees were kind enough to be positive about my amateurish fangirl postings, mostly because they also like this cheaatrcr. But they also pointed out my uses of clichés and overwriting. As a result, I learned to be sensitive to these types of bad writing. tdoay, I publish original fiction, and no one has ever called me out on a florid wiitrng sltye.” She concluded with, “I think if a teacher had simply red-pencilied my childish scribbles, I might have been so discouraged as to never write again.”
Open Cloze
And she told us, “But _________ were kind enough to be positive about my amateurish fangirl postings, mostly because they also like this _________. But they also pointed out my uses of clichés and overwriting. As a result, I learned to be sensitive to these types of bad writing. _____, I publish original fiction, and no one has ever called me out on a florid ____________.” She concluded with, “I think if a teacher had simply red-pencilied my childish scribbles, I might have been so discouraged as to never write again.”
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Original Text
And she told us, “But reviewers were kind enough to be positive about my amateurish fangirl postings, mostly because they also like this character. But they also pointed out my uses of clichés and overwriting. As a result, I learned to be sensitive to these types of bad writing. Today, I publish original fiction, and no one has ever called me out on a florid writing style.” She concluded with, “I think if a teacher had simply red-pencilied my childish scribbles, I might have been so discouraged as to never write again.”