In the article “Writing is Not Natural,” Dylan B. Dryer discusses the common belief that writing and speech are comparable and claims that writing is a technology in contrast to natural speech. He emphasizes that speech is a more modern human invention than writing. Text does not employ gestures, expressions, or clarifications like speech does. A lot of people find it challenging to write because they are unable to explain their emotions in words, despite the parallels between the two.
I chose this GIF because this is how I feel when I have to start an essay 15 minutes in. My thoughts are constantly racing about where to begin, which info I truly want to use, and how to organize it. It entirely backs the argument made in “Writing is Not Natural” which says that writing is a skill that requires hard work and repetition rather than being something that comes naturally.
