- When Mike Bunn wrote “You are already an author” in his article, I believe he is saying that we have a built in advantage when we read like a writer. It means that we can better recognize the different choices and techniques used by the writer and what effect it has on us as readers. By doing this we can decide whether or not we would like to incorporate these techniques into our own writing materials. Another important suggestion in Bunn’s article was making notes and highlighting while you read – this can help with ideas or material that you would like to use for your own writing. Also he mentions that after writing notes, you can ask yourself questions such as what techniques the writer uses, whether or not it was effective and what would be the advantages and disadvantages if you used these techniques in your own writing.
- Some of the things I write in my everyday life include class discussions, essays, text messages, emails, product reviews, taking class notes, among a few. After reading Bunn’s article, I will most definitely try to pay closer attention to the choices and techniques used by writers in various materials that I read and also examine the effect it has on me as a reader. I will in turn try to use these in my everyday writing, whether it is an email or text message, class discussion, assignments and hopefully this can help tremendously to improve my overall college reading and writing.
- I noticed that in Bunn’s article he started off with a bit of humor when he said “I had no intention of dying in a bright red tuxedo”, that statement had me laughing really hard and that made me want to read more. His article was a really good read!
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