Looking around the forum there are obviously some people here who are very good at writing Latin. How? How did you learn, what was your method?
Though I've been studying Latin for almost 4 years now I only started learning to write a few months ago.
So far I've been working my way through North and Hillard ( currently at lesson 125 of 256). After I finish this I intend to work through Bradley's Arnold. I also have Bennet's composition book. I don't intend on doing the exercises in this as they are covered in the other books but it does have some exercises in continuous composition with a key so I think it'll be useful.
On top of this I am spending about two hours a day reading. Mostly Cicero,Caesar and Nepos. I have a few other books and have read a fair amount of other stuff including poetry but I'm focusing mainly on Cicero.
The only other thing I can think of doing is some writing off my own but I want to use the books to make sure my writing is technically correct whereas all the reading I'm doing will improve my sense of what is and isn't idiomatic Latin.
What do you think of my plan? Should I add anything else/ change anything?
Cheers
Though I've been studying Latin for almost 4 years now I only started learning to write a few months ago.
So far I've been working my way through North and Hillard ( currently at lesson 125 of 256). After I finish this I intend to work through Bradley's Arnold. I also have Bennet's composition book. I don't intend on doing the exercises in this as they are covered in the other books but it does have some exercises in continuous composition with a key so I think it'll be useful.
On top of this I am spending about two hours a day reading. Mostly Cicero,Caesar and Nepos. I have a few other books and have read a fair amount of other stuff including poetry but I'm focusing mainly on Cicero.
The only other thing I can think of doing is some writing off my own but I want to use the books to make sure my writing is technically correct whereas all the reading I'm doing will improve my sense of what is and isn't idiomatic Latin.
What do you think of my plan? Should I add anything else/ change anything?
Cheers