Reading #3

This weeks reading starts off with how to start writing. It says to make a schedule with dead lines so you won't be rushing around at the last minute and throwing things together. Freewriting is a good way to start your writing. You just start writing anything, even if it sounds terrible. This will get you warmed up and ready to write. The reading also tackles the problem of writer's block. To solve this problem, it says to stop trying. Get up and do something else for half an hour. When you come back you'll feel refreshed and ready to write. The next section is about describing. You really need to go into detail so the reader feels that they are actually there. It says to be as specific as possible. Next, comes narrating. It stresses the importance of sequencing, by using chronological order. You may also use reverse chronological order or a flashback. The last reading was about dialogue and why to add it. It is a way of bringing other people's voices into the story.