Joan Didion-Why I Write

After reading Didion's article, I noticed that her main point was there are infinite reasons why writers decide to write. I enjoyed how she made her points by referring to her book "A Book of Common Prayer." She used imagery such as "grayed and obscurely sinister light" this jumped out at me because when I read books for enjoyment, I tend to like books where it is easy to create a mental picture from just the words on the page. She also mentioned how grammar for her is "a piano played by ear" she obviously is not the greatest at grammar however, not many people are. I thought that was a witty way of saying, grammar is not her forte. Didion then said "I am not a good writer or a bad writer but simply a writer, a person who’s most absorbed and passionate hours are spent arranging words on pieces of paper." I relate to this statement because I feel the same way. I am not a horrible writer however, I still struggle. I noticed that Didion is the type of writer who likes to have fun with what she is doing. Use personal experiences and creativity to write a book. She includes the five W's: who, what, where, when and why. She does this to move her story along and to obtain ideas. Joan wrote about all of these techniques she does to lead into her conclusion and main point. Overall, all writers are different and are compelled to write by a variety of different things.