I knew nothing about carpentry when I attempted to build my first shed.
It looked like it.
I’ve improved dramatically over the years.
One thing I’ve learned is to make it easy on myself. Lumber comes in standard lengths. 2x4s come in 8, 10, 12, 14 lengths….and longer….the point being, almost all 2x4s used in building a house or a shed are either eight feet or ten feet in length. Carpenters plan on this fact . . . the 2x4s are cheaper and they are standard length, meaning no cutting is necessary, and since time is money they are cheaper in that respect as well.
So I now only build structures which utilize those standard lengths. It’s just easier to do so.
The same is true in the construction business. Ninety-nine out of every one-hundred homes are built using those two standard lengths of 2x4s. It’s cheaper to do it that way and it is easier.
The one out of one-hundred which does not use standard lengths is considered to be a custom house, and the final sales price on that house is higher and so, too, is the craftsmanship.
There is a lesson about writing in this discussion about carpentry, believe it or not!
If you write novels or articles, do you want your product to be part of that 99 out of 100, or do you want it to be the remaining one which has gone the extra mile of craftsmanship? Just about anyone with any “game” at all can write a novel. String 70,000 words together, with some semblance of cohesion, and you have a novel.
But do you have a quality novel?
It’s just something to think about as you go about your writing day.
Bill
“Helping writers to spread their wings and fly.”
Billybuc
Artistry With Words 