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September 28, 2005
Writing About Literature
Roberts, Writing about Literature (Ch 1, to page 27) -- American Literature, 1800-1915 (EL 266)
"Writing begins in uncertainty and hesitation, and it becomes certain and confident--accomplished--only as a result of great care, applied though, a certain amount of experimentation, the passage of time, and much effort" (16).
This is important for me to remember. I think I get caught up in the easiest and fastest method to fabricate a product, rather than create art. It takes time for good writing to flow from your soul. I guess it's similar to vocal music. A singer has to warm up and tune their voice, before the performance is high quality. It's so easy to forget, in a production-centered society, that we need to work to improve the quality of our work in all aspects.
Posted by MeredithHarber at September 28, 2005 03:08 PM