Social or Individual

I believe that writing could be both social or individual. When you sit down to compose a paper you are normally by yourself. You are using your thoughts and ideas to construct the paragraphs. If you keep an up to date journal of how your day has gone, that is also individual. The journal is yours and typically is not shared with anyone. Therefore, I feel that those examples are individual writing. I also believe writing is social because when people read your work the writing is between more then one individual. For example, when famous writers write their main purpose is to share with others. Whether it is fiction or nonfiction it is meant to be sold in stores and for an audience to enjoy. Authors write to be acknowledged and gain a positive reputation. Therefore, I believe depending on the situation writing could either be individual or social.