Upon reading this section in the book, I realized I follow
some of the strategies listed – without knowing I was doing so. I generally
find it easier to write on topics that I find interest in, assuring that I will
easily be able to find a lot of information on said topic. I would rather choose
a topic I know well, than a more ‘mature’ topic – solely because of the fact
that my comfort with the topic will lead to a better flow of thoughts while
writing. Preliminary research is brought up in this text, and is a tactic I
have always used – ensuring I have as much information possible on what I am
writing before doing so. This can be paired with the idea of ‘free writing,’ or
putting all thoughts down without worrying about the structure of the paper.
This is done easily by having a lot of information, or maybe even too much –
and following that with edits that will cut down writing into a solid piece.
This is done much easier with too much text, rather than too little.
Throughout chapter 1 of “The Bedford Book of Genres,” I learned that there are a variety of ways to improve one’s writing. Several writers tend to get carried away while writing that they forget who their audience is and what message they are trying to deliver. This is when one must ask themselves what their purpose of writing is, do they want to present a narrative/ tell a story, inform, or persuade. After figuring out ones purpose they must choose a genre to be able to shorten their idea and be concise. In order for this to occur one must know the basic qualities and agreed-upon rules about the genre they are composing. Once one makes those decisions they move on to the rhetorical situation which mainly explains the idea. This allows the writer to provide support on their purpose such as saying what is great about it or provide statistics, which will automatically make their writing more interesting for the audience to read, as well as, get t...
I had the same thought process when trying to choose topics of my own! I always wanted to pick the topic that seemed the most professional instead of a topic i really enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome that you were kind of already following the guidelines subconsciously. I agree it's definitely easier to write about a topic when you're genuinely interested in it, otherwise it's harder to elaborate on things and can get boring really fast.
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