Jealous Writing

My teacher tells us about jealous writing. He also tells us to try not to do it. He also tells us that he does it all the time.

Love it!

Jealous writing = trying to write like someone else's writing or just in general with expectations you shouldn't have. Like of what type of stuff you should/want to be writing. What style, who you want to publish it...

So we are supposed to put all our energy into writing and when we're doing jealous writing, we're wasting energy on other crap.

But he "always" does it. Too funny. He says, "I read Kipling, I write like Kipling. I read ___, I write like _____."

So, I'm reading Anne of Green Gables and I do feel like it affects how I write. But it's cool because it opens up new possibilities within you.

You never thought of writing a certain way or you never thought you could but then suddenly, through jealous writing, you find you are able to.

I wonder if I actually understand this properly.

QE