For this week’s post, I was asked to read and annotate three articles about the writing process. In this post, I had to create a scene where I will be interacting with these three great writers: Mary Karr, Anne Lamott, and Don Murray.
It was a beautiful Tuesday morning and while standing to wait for the bus, I noticed three individuals who were standing for the bus also, two beautiful ladies and a man. It seems that they were going to a conference. The bus finally arrived in two minutes, and we all boarded the bus together. These three individuals sat opposite me, later I was reading a book when I overheard them talking about the writing process. I was instantly excited! I turned to the individuals who were conversing to greet them, but before I greeted them, I apologized for interrupting the interesting conversation they were having. I then introduced myself to them and asked if they would not mind if I knew what their names were also. I asked if they would mind if I joined their conversation. They were very inviting and invited me to join the conversation, I was delighted! Mary Karr stated that “ writing is painful-it’s “fun” only novices, the very young, and hacks, other than a few instances of luck, good work only comes through revision.” I responded to her that writing is indeed painful I am a student and I have to do an English assignment that I have spends over two days on it. I always having trouble getting ideas together. Mary Karr looks at me and replied “Every writer I know who’s worth a damn spends way time “losing” than “winning”-- if success means typing a polished page that lands in print as-is. Scriveners tend to arrive at good work through revision.” I asked her, are you really trying to tell me that I should put all of my time and she told me that is right and I reply to her with this quote which states “ wants who washes his hands with his elders live longer.” meaning you will be informed and tells story or history about the past. Don Murray was sitting in the middle and he said “ the writing process itself can be divided into three stages: per writing, writing, and rewriting. The amount of time a writer spends in each stage depends on his personality, his work habits, his maturity as a craftsman, and the challenge of what he is trying to say.” I asked him, can you please explain a little more these three processes? And he said of course: Prewriting is everything that takes place before the first draft. In prewriting, the writer focuses on that subject, spots an audience, chooses a form which may carry his subject to his audience. Writing is the act of producing the first draft. It is the fastest part of the process and the most frightening, for it is a commitment. Rewriting is the reconsideration of subject, form, and audience. Anne Lamott laughed and responded that “ writing can be a pretty desperate endeavor because it is about some of our deepest needs: our need to be visible, to be heard, our need to make sense of our lives, to wake up and grow and belong.” I said that was awesome and I said to her courage and resilience is the want that currying me through in other to get quality of anything I need to be committed. Anne Lamott explained that “ you don’t have to see where you’re going, you don’t have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You have to see two or three feet ahead of you.” Lastly, Don Murray said that “ we have to be patient and wait, and wait, and wait.” I know that the level of personality and experience in what you are doing must give you confidence. “ Every writer needs two selves, the generative self, and the editor self.” Mary Karr said I responded: Wow! How can the writer reflect there two selves in their composition? “ Every writer needs two selves, the generative self, and the editor self.” Mary Karr said I responded: Wow! How can the writer reflect there two selves in their composition? Anne smile and said “For me and most of the other writers I know, writing is not rapturous. In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty first drafts.” I turned and look at the window, the bus had already crossed my destination and all I have to tell these great writers were thanks for inviting me to this conversation. It was very educative and it meat a whole lot to my research. I look forward to meeting you guys another time with a big smile on my face.
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