A Journey that Starts at the Opening of a Page
New writers, and future hopefuls, how have you been spending your past-time these past few years? According to Stephen King’s short story “On Writing”, people that wish to survive as a Liberal Arts major, or even worse a Literature and Writing major must read constantly and fiercely. So yes, stop waiting for Apple’s new release of another iPhone, Sony’s unnecessary new Playstation devices and Snapchat’s annoying new filters, because you are about to enter a cave man’s paradise. To be successful in the industry of writing, one must read all sorts of novels and write a lot to create and develop ideas for his or her stories. Well-written and ill-written books must be gathered and indulged in every way shape and form. And if hard copy books are not pleasing enough and one wishes to still become a writing major, then they should definitely invest in a Kindle, there are thousands of books offered literally at one’s fingertips. Reading enhances thinking and engages one’s imagination in a way that visual media cannot.
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King states that “good writing on the other hand teaches the learning writer about style, graceful narration, plot development, the creation of believable characters and truth telling” (87). In other words, writers learn how to craft prose by reading the works of others. Influential novels include Leo Tolstoy’s twisted Anna Karenina, William Faulkner’s multi-narrative story The Sound and the Fury, Nathaniel Hawthorne 's masterpiece The Scarlet Letter and so on. The enrichments experienced from reading novels, short tales or even poetry are unlike any other. A writer can also become inclusive, tolerant and open-minded through the art of reading and writing thus become a better novelist him or herself. Reading does not only assist us spiritually and mentally but it gives us a great outlook on
New writers, and future hopefuls, how have you been spending your past-time these past few years? According to Stephen King’s short story “On Writing”, people that wish to survive as a Liberal Arts major, or even worse a Literature and Writing major must read constantly and fiercely. So yes, stop waiting for Apple’s new release of another iPhone, Sony’s unnecessary new Playstation devices and Snapchat’s annoying new filters, because you are about to enter a cave man’s paradise. To be successful in the industry of writing, one must read all sorts of novels and write a lot to create and develop ideas for his or her stories. Well-written and ill-written books must be gathered and indulged in every way shape and form. And if hard copy books are not pleasing enough and one wishes to still become a writing major, then they should definitely invest in a Kindle, there are thousands of books offered literally at one’s fingertips. Reading enhances thinking and engages one’s imagination in a way that visual media cannot.
First off, it is …show more content…
King states that “good writing on the other hand teaches the learning writer about style, graceful narration, plot development, the creation of believable characters and truth telling” (87). In other words, writers learn how to craft prose by reading the works of others. Influential novels include Leo Tolstoy’s twisted Anna Karenina, William Faulkner’s multi-narrative story The Sound and the Fury, Nathaniel Hawthorne 's masterpiece The Scarlet Letter and so on. The enrichments experienced from reading novels, short tales or even poetry are unlike any other. A writer can also become inclusive, tolerant and open-minded through the art of reading and writing thus become a better novelist him or herself. Reading does not only assist us spiritually and mentally but it gives us a great outlook on