Wardle’s article is about how writing can’t be general. Every time you write, it has a specific purpose in mind. Savini’s article is giving you ways to get through writing challenges. Writing can be difficult, but there are ways to overcome those challenges. Both, in a way, prove the same thing. That, in general, writing can’t be taught. However, both prove how specific it needs to be. The writing task is very specific, and in that you can overcome your writing challenges easier. Since you have a writing task at hand, it is easier to look at what needs to be done and overcome those challenges versus if writing was truly general. If writing could be generally taught, Savini wouldn’t be able to give tips on how to overcome writing challenges. It would be impossible, since the writing would be too generalized to give tips. Savini would have to know specific challenges people face in order to give broad tips to help overcome specific challenges. The tips can be generalized to every writer facing a certain challenge, but the challenge itself is specific. Thus proving Wardle correct, that writing can’t be generally taught, since there are way too many specifics in writing. It is impossible to write just to write. There is always a reason you are writing. Which is how Savini, and many other people, are able to give writing tips. The target audience, the style, the prompt, etc are all specific in a way. There has to be a known challenge in order to give tips. If the writing is unique to you, so will the challenge. It would be hard to help if the writing was truly general. Even this post isn’t generalized, as many others were tasked with the exact same challenge.
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