Good Writing

Good writing has a purpose, creativity, organization, and a clear point. The writing should flow, be original and keep your audience interested. It should also have correct punctuation, spelling and proper grammar. There should be a focal point and know the subject you are writing about. There should also be revising and final editing, to pull out your best ideas. This is what I consider good writing to be.

As far as my own writing, this is a learning process. My organization skills are improving. My writing is original, because they are my thoughts. I do not think I will be a published writer however, it will help me in all the writing I do. My biggest problem is with using correct punctuation and proper grammar. I tend to have too many run on sentences and fragments in my writing. I intend to improve these things as I learn more about writing.

I enjoy reading the writings of Maya Angelou. It does not matter if it is her poetry or one of her books. They are always interesting and grab you in the first paragraph
As you begin to read her poems, you get the feel of exactly what she is writing. It makes you visualize. Here are a few lines from one of her poems, Still I Rise

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

Her writing has a purpose, it is organized and it is clear and to the point. It flows and you flow with it.

The things about her books are they do not follow what is considered by most correct and proper grammar. The grammar never comes into play some much visualization. Nevertheless, the writing is so good that her style is not compromised.









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