By: Alissa Damiano
Avoiding Writer’s Block
In the article titled, “Writer’s Block is Easily Preventable,” the author Michaela Ramirez makes a very interesting point when discussing how every writer should experience writer’s block and if they don’t, it means that the topic that they are writing about isn’t challenging enough for them. I felt that this was such a different way of looking at writer’s block since normally whenever I hear that phrase, I feel that the topic is too advanced and should be changed to match the writer’s goals. After reading Ramirez’s point of view on writer’s block, I agree with her statement that writers should be challenged and experience some level of writer’s block in order to push themselves and become better writers in the end. I also really liked the point Ramirez brought up about “sleeping” on our pieces of writing if we ever come to a point where we are lost and stuck on what to do. I’ve noticed that whenever I am stuck on what to write, walking away and gaining a new, fresh perspective on it helps my writing improve and flow better. This helps stop the blockage, otherwise known as writer’s block, occur in my writing process.
Are Outlines Essential?
The article titled, “Diversify Your Outlines” by Christopher Morales discusses the importance of organizing and structuring our thoughts in a way that is going to flow throughout our papers. Though this is the case, there is no right or wrong way to complete an outline for yourself and Morales stresses this idea greatly throughout the article. Every writer has their own processes of writing and planning so it is ultimately up to the writer on how they want to format their outline as well as how much information they want to put into it. Students should not be forced to do formal outlines since everyone’s process of writing is different and it could possibly create problems for the student’s writing if they are being forced to take steps that do not benefit their writing. Giving students the freedom to write in a way that works best for them is essential, but making sure that students are also given several options on how they can better their writing is just as important.
Failure Can be a Good Thing!
Alexus Yeakel created an article titled, “Failure is Awesome” to discuss the importance of failure and why it is okay for writers to fail at times. It allows us as writers to learn from our mistakes and grow into better and more successful writers. Without failure and criticism, writers would feel as though they are perfect and that there is no room for improvement in their writing. The reality is that nobody is perfect and even the best writers have failed at times. This only fuels them to become better and stronger in the end and gives them the motivation to work harder the next time around. Without failure, we cannot grow and reach our full potential in whatever it may be, so failure is a good thing and should be normalized in order to make people better in what they do.
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