Through the years, I was taught all the ways that E. Shelley Reid spoke about in her essay entitled “Ten Ways to Think About Writing: Metaphoric Musing for College Writing Students”. The part of her essay that stood out the most, when she mentioned how you had to SHOW your audience and not just tell them. In my writing, I have to make sure to be as descriptive as possible. Being descriptive in writing keeps the audience intrigued. What I liked about the essay was how Reid compared descriptive reading to show and tell in kindergarten. She mentioned how you could come empty handed, but describe something. Unless it is seen, you won’t be believed. That’s exactly how writing works.
Another part that I took away was when it was mentioned that when your audience change the message of your writing has to change too. I relate to this because I remember in middle school we had a science fair. As a class, we presented to the teacher, but then had to make changes in order to present to judges. When I presented to my teacher, he told me that everything was good, but I had to change some words so it sounded more professional. In changing some of the words, my project became more appealing to the judges and I actually won first place!
Something else I liked about this essay was that it mentioned to be a good writer, we should be a good readers as well. Which I related to because I love to read. When I was younger, I would read one book a week. Once I finished a book in a day. Reading and writing go hand in hand!
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