[replygirl]

My English teacher in the seventh grade had us write a short story without a single pronoun and without repeating any adjective, verb, or noun. It was basically a hazing, and probably the biggest factor in my being an ok writer

[quacked]

Wait, did it reduce the quality of your writing or increase it?

[replygirl]

It was a helpful exercise for stretching one's ability to express meaning. The constraints were there to force you to write more thoughtfully; the stories were probably trash even for that writing level, but that pacing and practice were what mattered