Tracing Process: Blog 4

While reading How Texts Come Into Being, it became clear to me that writing starts from almost any action or thought us as w writer might have.  This packet we read was a little more simple to digest where and how it started.  This was an assignment, job proposal and all that it entails.  You can clearly see how this text came into being.

The author had to sit down and think of all the aspects of this field he is qualified for and why his abilities might be better than someone just like him.  While writing this Intern, you see that the author had more knowledge than the reader.  The reviewer saw flaw because its not something he was informed about.  While reading this, you see that the input of more than one person or "co-authorship" can help strengthen a piece of work.  With the help of a teacher and his/her classmate, the author began to take the knowledge of the reviewer and put it into action, acts of composing/inscription.  

Many of the different processes that were mentioned in this chapter, you can see in the packet we read.  By looking at this packet and the chapter together, you can begin to see where you as a writer may be able to strengthen your writing ability.  Though the eyes of another person, revision, tracing other texts, sources, brainstorming with and/or with someone else, notes and many other things.  All these ideas and concepts were brought up in this chapter tell and show us how a text comes into being and helps us as a reader better understand this packet along with many other readings.

The Composing Processes of an Engineer

Jack Selzer studied Kenneth E. Nelson.  With Selzer's findings, it is evident that he extensively and carefully observed his subject.  Throughout this reading I found a few interesting facts about Nelson's writing process.  "Nelson spends up to 80% of his time inventing and arranging!" (The Composing Process of an Engineer, pg. 180).  Through the study of Slezer's subject, he found that Nelson takes the time to know his readers, heavily involves himself in the research he does and re-uses other information from his previous writings.  When doing writings, Nelson doesn't have a typical outline, he uses concepts and ideas without numbers and spends little time drafting and even less time with revisions.  

Selzer, took the time to analyze his subject and shows how much time and effort he invested in this project.  In his conclusion and discussion Selzer states, "he invents content in detail, arranges material carefully, rarely arranges or draft before his inventing and global planning, rarely does he invent or revise while he writes, rarely does revision include anything but final editing" (The Composing... pg. 184-85).  This article carefully shows that Selzer carefully observed Nelson extensively.

Blog 1

There are many different types of job out there for writers or editors.  While many might argue that there are a select few, I read an article that pointed out many different positions.  The type of writing in jobs range from authors to technical writers.  Newspapers, periodicals, books, radio stations and even television broadcasting all have available jobs in the writing field.  It takes a lot of skills and knowledge to be able to be successful in a writing or editing position.  These jobs, require a college degree and you must know a bit about technology.  Clearly expressing ideas and concepts to the readers is a must; creativity, a broad range of knowledge and motivation are important aspects in the writing field. (www.bls.gov)

While a lot of writing interests me, the one that comes to mind is writing about events or ideas that have much importance to me.  I feel as though I'm not as successful in writing things I care little about and I have great ideas that should be heard.  It would be fun to learn about how I can better myself as a writer and learn more about becoming a professional writer or editor for a magazine or even learn about free lance.  Writing is a huge part of my life and it will continue to be.