After reading “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript” (pp. 109-113), write a 500-word essay describing your writing process. In Week One, you generated ideas about writing and composed a thesis statement. Now you will use those ideas to help create your essay. Review your thesis and feedback from instructor. Organize your body paragraphs around the three main points in your thesis statement. The conclusion should restate your main points and add a fresh perspective. You should include a quote from Murray’s essay, or another of the essays on writing within the textbook. Requirements: 500 words minimum APA Format Quoted material from textbook on writing Organized essay with introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion First person point of view No abstract is required.

Writing Process

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Writing Process

Introduction

In most instances, people are motivated to write through various inspiring events and experiences. Most people write to educate, others to inform, while in some cases, others write to stir debate and or conversations in the society about an issue. I personally, write what I like, because I like what I write. I write to have a deeper conversation with myself in an argumentative manner so that from such a conversation, an external audience can piece together something of value or importance. Hopefully, in the writing conversation, mindful of the motivation to write, and the urge to write, time, and context of writing determines the extent of the content opined. Audience, message, tone and rewriting and critical components of my writing process that I opine herein below.

In the process of writing, I usually incorporate a quick scan at the manuscript so that I can be able to identify certain grammatical mistakes, to polish the message that I drive to the audience (Green, 2018). It is imperative that I mention the fact that the most important aspect of writing is my subject. Do I have adequate content to write down to the readers? Subject is critical since it what drives a person to read a manuscript to the end. I research the topic to discuss and give material evidence to the theory am advocating for. In some cases, I write my personal thoughts and opinions about various topical issues. My opinion on an issues that stirs debate is informed from the societal perspective on the matter. By me writing about it, is either to give more light on the matter so that it can be taken seriously, or to demystify a myth. Therefore, subject is critical in the process of writing that enhances readership and a writing culture based on issues.

Rewriting is another important process of writing that helps me to fine tune a script and gives quality content to the subject matter. Rewriting involves editing continuously as writing continues. I change adjectives, and use other verbs and terminologies that would explicitly express opinion or my thoughts in such a manner that gives me personal satisfaction in my work. Conversely, rewriting helps in correcting the massage to capture the intention of writing in the first instance. Good content comes from wring which is edited overtime and is able to contain other aspects of writing like tone and mood that the wording present to the audience.

In the process of writing, it is critical to determine who the audience of the message is. Of course, in most instance, I write for myself with an intention of exploring and then sharing my world. And as Murray (n.d) states, “It takes an ego to write….” however, the major aim of writing is to communicate, even if it is with myself. As such, it take it as a prerogative to note if there would be any audience that would be interested in what I have to say, then try and convene a message around such audience. Knowing the audience is critical as it helps to identify grammar, and other aspects of writing that resonates to such a group of my readership.

In summation, it is imperative to note that in the process of writing, noting and audience to which the message is intended is critical. Rewriting is important to help fine tune a manuscript. In that regard, a good manuscript by a professional writer incorporates subject matter, audience, and practices rewriting to make a good script.

 

References

Green, J. M. (2018). Best Practice: Bringing the Elements of Effective Practice to the College Writing Classroom. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://scholar.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=4282&context=etd  

Murray D. (n.d). “The Maker’s Eye”. Retrieved from https://nabuckler.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-makers-eye.pdf