Creativity, Genius, Writing--and Following the Rules--Writing Tutorial Part V

Today on The Scriptorium I will continue our Writing Tutorial Part V. How is it that a creative activity like writing confines the writer with rules? Isn't it sort of inconsistent to be creative and to keep the rules? Many young writers have been discovered in their youth (usually by fawning parents) as geniuses. They really believe it. I've attempted to teach something to some of these creatures over the years. It doesn't work. One cannot teach someone a thing they believe they have already mastered. 

We will continue our discussion about gender inclusive language and good writing. Especially about what you do on a common application essay, where you know that if you do not lock step with gender inclusive language you will be passed over for acceptance at the institution, or job, or scholarship. As a Christian, what do you do? I have some thoughts on this that I'm convinced will help you.

And then we will begin the first part of a multi-part tutorial on poetry and why the writer of any genre of literature must gain an appreciation of poetry, the real kind, conventional poetry, not merely fragmented prose posing as poetry (that's a lot of aliteration for you)