Thlog Week 2
Continuing my writing
development journey this quarter, I have truly found that some of the key
lessons from Writing 2 really resonated with me and will improve my writing as
I practice the concepts in all of my work. My new favorite place to find quick
and effective tips to really hone my writing is the ‘daily process/writing tips’
that we reviewed in class. The idea of implementing placeholders ___ into my
work has transformed my writing process and helped me overcome the ridiculous roadblocks
that I always seem to encounter during my thought process, allowing me to keep
the momentum and put my ideas into action right away. I am observing that
first-order writing processes are greatly enhanced by this concept, and high
volume production is much more efficient without the need to achieve perfection
right off the bat in the first draft of a piece.
Another huge writing tip that stuck with me
involved the Oxford Comma, an anomaly that has downright bewildered me for the
entirety of my academic career. I had always wondered why some authors chose to
include the final comma in a series and others not, never quite sure which
technique to follow in my own writing. Clarification of this idea finally put
the concept to rest and remedied my interminable confusion! In addition to
these key concepts, I really took to the whole issue of genre as we studied and
discussed it during classes this week. I picked up on the concept that a basic
understanding of genre and the conventions, audience, and purpose involved with
it are essential to navigating our daily lives. The real-life applications of
academic concepts are what really capture my interest, and the convention of
genres and their prevalence in all forms of media surrounding us are no
exception!
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