Author Archives: Rhiann

Blog Post #11

In the article “Writers, Histories, Processes and Identities by Kathleen Blake Yancey, the main point of her article is to prove that each writer is different. She mentions that even though we are all similar as human being, the way … Continue reading

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Blog #10

The article, “learning to write effectively requires different kinds of practice, time and effort” by Kathleen Blake Yancey, she describes the importance of practice. Many think that writing comes naturally, you can pick up a pen or open the computer … Continue reading

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Blog Post #9

In the article “Revision is Central to Developing Writing” by Doug Downs, the importance of revising your work is laid out. Downs compared revision to driving down a road with your head light on. When initially writing your paper, you … Continue reading

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Blog Post #8

In the article, ” Failure Can Be an Important Part of Writing Development” by Collin Brooke and Allison Carr, we learn that successful writers don’t sit down and write a perfect final piece. The amazing work and books we read … Continue reading

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Blog Post #7

In the essay “Writing Is Not Natural” by Dylan B. Dreyer, it is explain how writing is ‘unnatural’ compared to speech. When speaking to a person or an audience, we typically do so with emotion, gestures, expressions, etc. But, when … Continue reading

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Blog Post #6

Writers responsibilities: Honesty Accuracy Fairness Readers Responsibilities: Respectfulness Open-minded Goodwill According to the article, “Writing Involves Making Ethical Choices” by John Duffy, it is heavily pointed out that writers must make ethical choices. These choice will not determine whether or … Continue reading

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Blog Post #5

The article “Habituated Practice Can Lead to Enrichment” by Chris M. Anson shares how writers can become entrenched or solidified in their work. When writers focus repeatedly on similar topic, genres, or settings they become “solidified”. Because of this, when … Continue reading

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Blog Post #4

Andrea A. Lunsford wrote the story “Writing addresses, invokes, and/or creates audiences”. The author focuses on the importance of a writer having an imaginary audience while writing their story and for the reader/audience to fictionalize themselves. In past writing experiences … Continue reading

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Blog Post #3

Charles Bazerman’s article, “Writing Expressed and Shares Meaning to Be Reconstructed by the Reader”, dives deep into the idea that it is important for writers to come up with ideas that help the reader be able to understand the idea … Continue reading

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Blog Post #1

From this weeks chapter reading, “What Do We Mean by ‘Good Writing’”?, it is mentioned that most of the time we can’t really explain what ‘good writing’ is, we just label things as a ‘good writing’ piece. I found this … Continue reading

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