Letter To Jordyn: A Career As A Writer

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Dear Jordyn,

I have been told you have chosen to pursue the career of a writer. Egad! I’m befuddled by your decision but allow me to introduce the premise of writing a film review. Now, I know this task sounds daunting initially however I believe you’ll overcome this challenge with a better comprehension of the essential tools of writing. What, did you imagine writing was just as simple as placing ink to the pad? In order to be a successful writer, you must be able to employ your audience, genre, and purpose to create a masterful piece of work. Consequently by understanding how to utilize these literary tools to your advantage your writing may even rival my own. Hopefully I haven’t displaced your interest in writing, but allow us to
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Genre isn’t simply a fictional novel that relates to horror or fantasy; it’s actually imperative to our interactions with one another. Your genre will influence how your audience reacts to your writing and sets the tone for your context. Genre will help you organize what your writing’s purpose is, and will help illustrate what you are trying to conceptualize. As an example, when your mother seeks for a job, a resume is utilized in order to convey her achievements. By utilizing the proper genre of writing, she appears more professional as well as providing the details as to why she is capable for the job she has besought. Job resumes are a genre and have a specific task to fulfill and the audience, or in this case, the reader, knows what to expect from it. Now, when trying to write a film review, I implore you to utilize your resources (the internet) and read other film reviews. I’m not asking you to plagiarize, because then you would have failed as a writer before your career even began, but I know that by reading other writer’s work you will ascertain a better understanding of the genre. Therefore, if you heed my directions, you will begin to develop an understanding of other writer’s objectives in their writing. Each writer, at the root of their review, want to inform their audience the opinions they have on the film and they …show more content…
Your purpose to writing is simply why you are writing. Sounds simple enough, right? Typically, an author’s purpose revolves around trying to entertain, inform, or persuade their audience—like when you cleaned your room because you wanted to go out with your friends. Your purpose of behaving in that manner was so that you could persuade your mom to let you go have fun, similar to a writer’s purpose of doing a film review to persuade an audience to not watch a movie. Once you develop your purpose, it is quintessential to keep that purpose in focus, but do not be afraid to throw in entertaining elements if you feel that your audience will appreciate your work. If you are able to omnisciently comprehend your purpose, you will have a great understanding of what to include into your writing and what to leave out. Your film review’s overall purpose is to inform your audience your opinion on a film, but depending on your audience, you may have different ways of presenting your review. Much like how your purpose will impact your genre, your audience too will heavily influence your

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