Ten Ways to Think About Writing: My Thoughts.

Writing is hard. Ain’t that the truth. But E. Shelley Reid was able to allow for the chance for writing to not be as difficult as most writers were taught it should be. She provided the freedom for a writer to be able to choose how they want their writing to go. Of all the ideas mentioned, my favorite was number five: Pink Houses and Choruses. As a poet, I understand the importance of repetition, it creates a foundation in your writing that your reader can expect and it creates that memory. Sometimes, it is necessary to hone in one that topic, that theory, that idea so your reader can identify and recall your writing even some time from now. Writers are typically taught that any form of repetition can be seen as a sign of laziness or not being knowledgeable about the work, but the author dismantled this myth in a way that almost revolutionizes writing, especially in an essay format. I enjoyed her flow and her ability to use her own tips and techniques in her writing to convey them. I have to say I was using a pink highlighter when the author mentioned in idea number 8: Hey Hey Hey and the Textbook Conspiracy, but luckily for me, I was also annotating. Her writing was not long winded at all, although the reading was 22 pages. She was able to keep me engaged in a way that was both funny and informative, my two favorite things. With this, I feel more confident to be able to balance the creativity and structure in essay writing.