Writer

The word good is such a relative term especially in terms of writing. To me, a good writer delivers a story or a message in such a way that it challenges my intellectual capability. How did the author think to structure the piece like that? Why did they decide to do it like this? These are the questions that I want to be forced to ask when I read. There are certain things that many believe are standard of all writers and writings. In “Demystifying Writing Misconception,” Joseph Moxely…

support students in the transition process. In one example, Flower and Ackerman (1994) described the difference between academic and workplace writing as “writer-based prose” vs. “reader-based prose.” Writer-based prose is the text produced in unfamiliar writing situations when the writer is not sure who the reader is or what is expected. The writer turns to the familiar, a type of writing he or she already…

an oral performer has an audience but this isn’t the same for writer. Ong explains, in order to successfully write a piece the writer has to imagine the certain type of people reading their article. This isn’t who always will end up reading it, it’s who the author make them to be. Writer’s cast their reader’s roles in their work to help them succeed in writing their piece. As the article continues, Ong shows that he is not the only writer and critic that believes the audience should only be used…

The most preeminent writers around the world, always have a specific writing ritual. These writers perform certain behaviors, at an exact time, in a set environment; that is their writing ritual. The ritual will benefit the writer, and result in his or her best work. The writing ritual is the key component to a successful piece of writing, but there are key components to the writing ritual as well. The prime writing ritual includes blaring Ellie Goulding, and sitting on a black ottoman in a…

despite the fact that, I am still learning new skills daily on how to improve my writing. Even though, I am not the best the writer, I have gained enough strength in my writing to separate me from the average writer. In other words, the best way to improve on something is by practicing, and that is a lesson writing papers has taught me. One of my greatest skills as a writer in my opinion is being able to expand on a topic. In other words, I like to elaborate and find the bigger picture of…

nothing can be worse than the shitty first draft and as such, the writer needs to understand that it presents an opportunity to identify mistakes and make the necessary correction. Moreover, all the great writers today do not just write great books or pieces out of the blues, in fact they always have several shifty first drafts upon which they base their final drafts. (Pg. 4) Lamott states that both established and aspiring writers do not always need to beat themselves up over the first few…

talked about the writers should closed the gap between themselves and the audience. She stated that a writer should set up a common view between the writers and the readers through knowledge, attitudes, and needs. Although people have different points of view and opinions, the writer should let the audience know what the writer’s talking about. Even though the audience does not agree with what the writer have to say, we have to prove our opinion that can be backed up with facts and a writer…

the basic blueprint” (Richolson, 1992: 152). ‘Auteurism’ is the concept of a film as the personal expression of the writer or director; as Lapsley explains; “The displaced orthodoxy can be encapsulated by the single word ‘auterism’: the belief that cinema was an art of personal expression, and that its great directors were as much to be esteemed as the authors of their work as any writer, composer or painter.” (Lapsley, 1992: 105) Barton Fink and The Player undoubtedly and categorically question…

action verbs, voice and tone to show writers how to write with clarity. He begins lesson three focusing on actions, specifically expressing the importance of strategically utilizing subjects and action verbs (29). The clarity of a writer’s work directly affects how readers respond to it (28). Williams emphasizes two fundamental practices, appoint the “main characters’ subjects” and ensure that the subjects express action verbs (29). By doing so, the writer ensures the use of active sentences,…

greatest of writers, as Lucy Maud Montgomery indicates in her insightful journal entry titled, Publishing Anne. Writer’s block cannot be generalized, it has separate causes and therefore, separate solutions. Writers often have difficulty producing original ideas when creativity in a written work is absent. Personal issues, causing a specific state of mind, can have a significant impact on an author’s ability to create, thereby hindering their means of communicating effectively. Writers,…