Sociability

There are several key things that Bocca says that must be considered when writing. To me the most important things are "you must consider your audience, you must understand your readers at least as well as you understand the characters in your book." My absolute favorite "Aim high rather than low" he says this because he says that audiences are more respectful if you go over their heads than if you insult talk down to them and insult their intelligence. I agree with that so much because I would rather someone say something that blows me away than for them to talk down to me. Bocca himself writes on a level that is easily understood. He believes that whatever you write must "convey information and produce a calculated effect." Whatever you write there is bound to be something that you want people to think and feel so I definitely understand that. He also recommeds that you remeber ceratin things about converstions that either you heard directly or indirectly. A writer must be a social person. They should try and meet as many people as they can. I believe this is done so that they can understand all different types of people. You never know who you next reader might be.

Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird writes, "Writing a first draft is very much like watching a Polaroid develop. You can't - and in fact you're not supposed to - know exactly wha the picture is supposed to look like until it has finished developing." What a great image. Noodling with my Remembered Event first draft, so much more has come back to me.

Poem's

I thought you guys might like to see a preview for the poem I was gonna show you in class.
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Little Raindrop

Little rain drop-
That falls on my face.
Your journey was long-
From heaven's embrace.
You fell from his hands-
To save my grace.
Tears that fall from my eyes-
Hidden under your disquise.
Thank you little raindrop-
For being my lies.

Welcome

The ESCC Graphomaniacs gather on Fridays to discuss writing.  This blog provides a place for us to share thoughts about what we are reading.  I look forward to reading your posts.