In this article, Sondra Pearl talks about how writers compose their work. She starts out her article by discussing a project that teachers did that helped them realize the way in which they compose their written work. Each person has a unique way of composing his or her work, and many of the things that we do in the composing process are completely oblivious to us because we do them naturally and aren't focusing on them while we write.
I agree with what Pearl says about ways in which we compose and gain motivation to continue composing. She says that some people reread the previous sentence to gain insight for the next sentence and others will reread the entire paragraph or maybe even the entire work from the beginning. I usually am one to reread the previous sentence and try to link my next sentence to ensure flow. However when I get stuck and need motivation for the next bit of writing, I usually reread my entire work from the beginning.
-based on article "Unserstanding Composing" by Sondra Pearl
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I also agree that we all compose differently. While you mentioned that you tend to reread your previous sentence and try to follow the next one with a proper flow, I tend to write whatever I'm feeling at the moment and then go back and revise it from beginning to end. Did you realize your pattern of composing only after you read this or had you noticed it before?
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting that you focused on Pearl's idea of recursive writing, and I also found myself trying to decide which type of writer I was. I am definitely one to go back and reread my paper, but mostly every paragraph or so, rather than the previous sentence. But as Pearl noted, we all compose differently.
ReplyDeleteWhen you mentioned our motivation to keep composing, I thought this was a nice blend of both of the main subjects, recursive writing and felt sense. They combined keep a writer motivated in creating their composition. When you write, are you aware of your felt sense at all?