"Do you have any advice for those of us just starting out?"
Ron Koertge advises us to "think outside of the box" when we are writing and go and use our life experiences to write. Our experiences should be our inspiration for what we write about. We should also be ready to write about anything at anytime, because an idea could come to use when we least expect it. He also advises us to not be so structured when we write, we should not be afraid to let our creativity show.
From my experience is WSC 001 I would advise new writers to not be afraid to write something that needs to be edited. I used to be a perfectionist and hated when I wrote anything that needed to be edited. Being in this class, I have learned that sometimes things need to be edited multiple times before they are the best that they could be. You can even write something that is completely unorganized at first and then use this to structure the next step of your writing. You should also write about topics that you are passionate about or that you are interested in. Throughout WSC 001 you are given a lot of freedom with the topics that you write about, so take advantage of it and write about things that you are passionate about. This will help your writing to be the best that it can be.
Thank you for your thoughtful post. I agree with the points you make. I also learned to edit my writing many times. I was hard at first because every time I thought it was done, there was still more to be edited. But after getting used to it, it became very helpful. You make a good point that WSC 001 gives you a lot of freedom. There were many more choices than I thought I would have. Thank you for your post.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your insightful post. Hey, have you thought about this- would you advise students to write from the heart or the head? The reason I ask this is because often they lead to different results. Sometimes when you write from the heart readers can relate more to the piece but if you write from the mind it can sound more more academic. You might want to revisit some of your past works and see what you had a tendency to do. I appreciate in this post how you reference the piece that was given to us, it helps us remember what the original thought behind it was. You really know exactly what you want to say to us and how you want to say it, which is nice for us readers, thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post! I really like the advice that you give. I think a lot of people struggle with being perfectionists, and you're right - good writing needs to be edited many times.
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