Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Joan Didion "Why I Write"
I agreed with various things that Joan Didion said in the passage "Why I Write". In the first couple pages she mentions how she isn't a "good" or a "bad" writer, she states that she is just simply a writer. " A person whose most absorbed and passionate hours are spent arranging words on a piece of paper". This shows a valid point that I somewhat go by. Shes saying that there is only one way to judge whether you're a writer, and that's if you enjoy it or you love devoting your time into writing. I also liked how she said writing is the way she get her emotion out and all of her creativity. Sometimes the best way to express yourself is to write something whether it be how you feel or on a blog talking to someone. I liked the perspective that she added on it by saying its how she knows what she's thinking ,and feeling Etc. I totally understand where shes coming from because when I sit down to write a paper it serves me best to brainstorm and just write all of my ideas out so i can sit and collect on what i was just thinking about.
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Glad you could identify w/ some aspects of the reading, Kyle.
ReplyDeleteI also like they she brought up how she didn't think she was a good or bad writer, just that she was a writer. In general, that's how I feel. I write, therefore I'm a writer, I'm not saying everything I write is going to be great, I'm just saying I write, and I like it. So it was nice to see that someone else sees it that way.
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