Why Bad Writing Is Good When reading or writing, very often does one find a certain text boring or dry. It is occasionally the authors fault - too many “professional” words, long sentences, or book-over-book examples. Other times, the subject simply does not resonate with the reader. For example, it would be extremely difficult to inspire me to read an article on how to pack boxes. However, what Peter Elbow suggests provided a solution to both of these problems – and that is freewriting. No matter how acute the author writes, or how dull the subject seems to be, freewriting produces a result that arrives spontaneously and erratically; thus creating a more interesting read. The topic of packing boxes no longer becomes that, but now becomes
