By reading Donald M. Murray's book "Crafting a Life" I have formed my opinion's on what it means to be a writer.
What does it mean to be a writer?
I believe that to be a writer you must have a vast imagination and creativity. Writers must understand that writing comes from their own experiences and that writers can be anything they want when they put words on paper. To be a writer you can change the world or just one person by the words you write on paper. For example, by writing you can inspire, motivate, or even empower people just by your choice of words. Writers write for self discovery, entertainment, education, or even for no reason at all. To be a writer is to be human, because everyone has problems, solutions, dreams, and opinions it just takes a pen and paper to get those ideas out.
Choose one quote from the reading to comment on?
There were many unique quotes from Murray's work, but one in particular struck my mind as being related to my life and growth as a writer. Murray writes, "Becoming myself, I became others," to me this means a lot more then what you may think at first glance. I believe that through writing you create extensions of yourself. Through this you ultimately improve your life because by inventing new persona's or characteristics to your life your confidence and attitudes can change by the words you write down. By writing you can solve problems, create problems, be who you want, or just be someone you've never thought you could be. Writing is a unique thing that can only be explained by the person who reads the words you wrote.
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Hey man, you're right on with being human by writing. I wonder two things though, 1. Why do you think that writing helps you become others? 2. Why would you want to become others?
I definitely agree that writers need to UNDERSTAND that their writing should come from their own experiences. So many times I sit there trying to think of something to write and it always ends up being an experience I have. Understanding this would really cut down on brainstorming time.
Oops...I am not Michelle :)
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