Writing requires different guidelines and aspects: an audience, a purpose, and a design.
Throughout my life, I have used my writing as my own personal, public speaking tool. When it comes to a classroom or public setting, I am certainly not the type of person to voice my opinion aloud. Thus, I use my writing for purpose of expressing my thoughts, feelings, creativity, and opinions. My main purpose is to bring out my loud personality. While my writing purpose is meant to express my true self and my personality, I tend to keep my audience to the same genre.
I tend to keep my audience to the same genre. My writing fixation heads more towards an audience of poetry finatics and colorful, short - story dwellers. In all honesty, I stick to such an audience because I am comfortable and I am confident that this particular audience will apreciate my works. When it comes to showing my knowledge on certain research topics, or trying to persuade an audience to believe something or to not to believe something, etc,etc, I have a tendency to keep in my very "colorful language" instead of getting straight to the point. In that case, i have a problem of allowing myself to lead my audiences into redundant detail which makes them lost and confused. Thus, i need to work on being able to keep my works simple and straight to the point in order for my audiences to understand. Also, I need to work on feeling comfortable in writing for any type of audience i may have to write for in the near future. At this point, it is already apparent as to what design I favor.
When it comes to the design of my writing, I like to lean towards poetry. Poetry allows me to write freely. But when it comes to other designs, I can create a sustaining impact. If I have to adress my opinion, I can bring out attitude (whether is angry or proud) pretty efficiently. The only downfall is that I sometimes let my opinion take over and I forget why i am supporting my stance. I do the same thing in comparison papers. If i agree more with the pro or the con, I tend to focus too heavily on one or the other. In that case, it is important to keep the audience, the purpose, and the design at a state of equillibrium.
The audience, the purpose, and the design are three crutial components to all formations of writing.
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Hi Emily! I can tell you have a talent when it comes to writing just by reading your first post. I can totally relate to the idea of leading the readers into redundant detail, because I tend to do the same. You feel like the point won't come across to the reader correctly unless you go into (what ends up being) too much detail. I have found that since I started writing at the college level, less is more. I know it sounds so cliche to say it that way, but as I'm sure you will find out this semester, it is definitely an important rule to live by when writing.
I'm looking forward to reading more of your work throughout the semester! (and I hope mine isn't too difficult to find enjoyment in!)
-Kristin
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