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Why Bad Writing Is Good When reading or writing, very often does one find a certain text boring or dry. It is occasionally the authors fault - too many “professional” words, long sentences, or book-over-book examples. Other times, the subject simply does not resonate with the reader. For example, it would be extremely difficult to inspire me to read an article on how to pack boxes. However, what Peter Elbow suggests provided a solution to both of these problems – and that is freewriting. No…

Throughout her book, Dillard explains her writing process, and uses multiple styles of writing to create a vivid picture of her writing. In her book, Annie Dillard discusses what she needs in order to accomplish her work and be a successful writer. For example, Dillard describes what her ideal writing workplace looks like. "The study—sold as a prefabricated toolshed—is eight feet by ten feet...There is a computer, a printer and a photocopying machine. My backless chair, a prie-dieu on which…

Words are powerful tools that should be used wisely by writers. Words have the power to build and tear down. They have the power to make someone agree and disagree. But, words are only as powerful as the context that surrounds them and the meaning that is given them. This is a concept that Richard M. Weaver talked about in his book Language is Sermonic and what George D. Gopen stressed in his book The Sense of Structure. These were two books that were used in my Editing Essentials class…

In Japan, he is often admitted the greatest writer in modern Japanese history. He has had a profound effect on almost all of important Japanese writers…

To find out, Sit. Sit? Yes, sitting is something as a writer, you’ll be doing frequently. Sitting properly can reduce injury therefore increase productivity and allow creative ideas to flow. When you’re able to focus on ideas over how much pain there is you become more creative and therefore a better writer. If your workspace is set properly you will be able to use appropriate posture and increase creativity. The worst act performed as a writer is writing while sitting slouched in a chair with…

Chapter outlines are simply guidelines that help you, the writer, get a better sense of your story’s timeline. You can have as many chapters in your book as you want. To find out where to begin and end chapters, you should write out your entire timeline and seperate your story into chunks. For example, I like to…

or effort behind it. I don’t believe that writing is turning out to be less important in the electronic age. I think, that the importance of writing has developed with the electronic age. Baron is unquestionably right when he says that online writers have no problem coming up with a topic to write about or finding somebody to read their work. Overall, I found that Baron’s argument made more sense to me and I absolutely agree with his idea that if there is more writing out there, the chances…

procrastination. Putting off my writing can cause me to rush and not think clearly. This also causes me to have a case of writer’s block. Writer’s block; the condition of not being able to think of what to write on continue with writing. Although my writers block is not major, when I wait till the last minute I tend to run out of things to say as the clock is ticking. It all starts with me thinking, “I can just finish it tomorrow.” As soon as “tomorrow” comes, I say the same exact thing. My…

provides the materials to compose an essay to the best of my abilities. To complete this goal, I have devised a plan based upon recommended steps to improve the process of one's writing in Hjortshoj’s The Transition of College Writing. He explains that writers often undergo ‘’phases of planning, revising, and editing ‘’that ‘’ are therefore interwoven with composing a draft’’ (Hjortshoj 61) unlike the strict linear pattern one might learn and use in high school. To avoid advocating this linear…

of writing. Before a writer can employ a certain style of language, he or she first needs to be introduced to that language through reading ("NCTE”). Without this initial encounter of a particular technique or genre of writing, students will remain unequipped and lack the extensive palette that is essential to colorful writing. Therefore, English curriculums should reflect an emphasis on the importance of diverse styles of writing over the diverse backgrounds of the writers. Thoroughly studying…