The Rights of Writing -- HELP! I need your opinion!
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:59 pm
I think this is the right place for this. It's not exactly fanfic-related, but it is most definitely writer related.
Okay, so here's the deal: I have this first draft of a paper due tomorrow for my writing class. (I love how they've given us so much time to work on it.) Anyway, this paper has to detail what I believe to be the rights of every writer. The prompt was:
"One of the most important things I believe about writing and teaching writing is . . ."
and then you fill in the sentence. So here's my example.
"One of the most important things I believe about writing and teaching writing is that every piece of writing, good or bad, finished or unfinished, edited or messy, is an extension of the author and should be perceived and respected as such. This is not to say that readers should not be allowed to form opinions about books, to decide whether or not they enjoyed the reading. Opinions are a fundamental part of any reading process, but opinions about writing could not exist if the writing did not exist. The writing would not exist if the author did not make it exist. A respect for the writing conveys a respect for the author, and this is of the utmost importance."
I also have a few other ideas, such as:
the right to daydream
the right to not write
the right to write for oneself
If anyone has any other ideas, this would help me out a lot. I'd love to get other opinions about this and figured this might be a good place to post, since there are a lot of writers here. It doesn't have to be a well thought-out or researched opinion. Anything would help me, and I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks.
-April
Okay, so here's the deal: I have this first draft of a paper due tomorrow for my writing class. (I love how they've given us so much time to work on it.) Anyway, this paper has to detail what I believe to be the rights of every writer. The prompt was:
"One of the most important things I believe about writing and teaching writing is . . ."
and then you fill in the sentence. So here's my example.
"One of the most important things I believe about writing and teaching writing is that every piece of writing, good or bad, finished or unfinished, edited or messy, is an extension of the author and should be perceived and respected as such. This is not to say that readers should not be allowed to form opinions about books, to decide whether or not they enjoyed the reading. Opinions are a fundamental part of any reading process, but opinions about writing could not exist if the writing did not exist. The writing would not exist if the author did not make it exist. A respect for the writing conveys a respect for the author, and this is of the utmost importance."
I also have a few other ideas, such as:
the right to daydream
the right to not write
the right to write for oneself
If anyone has any other ideas, this would help me out a lot. I'd love to get other opinions about this and figured this might be a good place to post, since there are a lot of writers here. It doesn't have to be a well thought-out or researched opinion. Anything would help me, and I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks.
-April