Catherine Savini’s approach to writing is unique and allows the writer to tackle an assignment from a new angle. Her argument in Looking for Trouble: Finding Your Way into a Writing Assignment that having a good problem will result in a good paper is an interesting way to look at writing, but after reading both her article and You Can’t Teach “Writing in General” by Elizabeth Wardle, I agree. At first thought, someone might not comprehend that needing a problem to produce a good piece of writing makes sense, but the way that Savini explains that finding a problem can lead to asking questions is definitely a logical way to go about an assignment. Without even realizing it, this is typically what I do when attempting to write a piece, simply because Savini’s thoughts are sound and valuable. When I sit down to write something, I always ask myself questions to try to figure out what I need to write about. If there is nothing that needs answering, there is nothing to write about, which is exactly why I agree with Savini’s thoughts. Savini’s ideas also correspond with Wardle’s arguments that there is no such thing as writing without a particular audience, purpose, etc. because Savini explains that to produce a good writing piece, you need to first identify a problem. Because of this, I also now agree with Wardle that there is no such thing as general writing. While at first I seemed unsure about this, I completely agree with it now. Using the ideas that both authors have explained in their work, it’s clear that there is no way to write something general that lacks an audience, purpose, or content because you need to be answering questions in your writing. All of this is very beneficial information that I will certainly keep in mind when writing in the future.
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