In The Article “How to Read Like a Writer”, Mike Bunn tells us that we are already authors, what Mike Bunn means by this is that we all write and use words in our everyday lives and this in his views is considered authorship. Whether it is texting on the phone, making a post on social media, writing an essay, or taking notes like I did for this assignment; these are just some examples of how we use words in our everyday lives. In The article “How to Read Like a Writer”, Mike Bunn reflects on the importance of the connection between reading and writing such as how reading in a particular manner can make you a better writer. An example of this is reading like a writer. The Main goal of reading like a writer is to help identify the choices made by the author (ranging from the overall structure to single words) and the effect it has on a reader; this allows us to have a better understanding and incorporate it into our own writing. This existing expertise will help me in my college reading and writing career by allowing me to expand my vocabulary and become a better writer as I use words in my everyday life. The article “How to Read Like a Writer” will also help me in my college reading and writing career by challenging me to think critically while reading and question what choices the author makes and how these choices affect me as a reader. One thing that I noticed in Bunn’s article that I would like to try to incorporate in my own writing is that in the article there were many questions and as a reader it made it interesting as it gave me many different ideas and topics to think about as I was reading the article.
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