Joan Didion "Why I Write"

I thought that this reading was easy to understand and was some what interesting. The one thing I easily picked up in the reading was that she states she is neither a good or bad writer, just simply a writer. I don't really think you can label yourself as being good or bad because it really matters on the audience and who sees it to judge it and not yourself. Another thing that stood out to me was the fact that she visualizes a lot. I feel that I am the same way. When I read I like to visualize to give me a better understanding of what I am reading. Even if I am learning something new, I like to see it first because if I do then it stays in my head and I don't forget it. This sentence really stuck out to me, "The arrangement of words matters, and the arrangement you want can be found in the picture in your mind." The point she is making is that when you are writing everything has to make sense and it all comes from your mind. I totally agree with her on this. When I start to write I always think of so many things I can write about in my head and how i want it all to look in the end. After it is all said and done you really need to make sure everything makes sense, if a word is in the wrong place it makes your writing look bad. If you give it enough thought the outcome will come as a picture in your head.