Twenty ways to unfinal a draft is good idea for rewriting, but it is dificult for beginner to do that . For the writing development, I think that twenty ways are complex, becuase It is too difficult for me to select the best way from twenty ways for rewriting. What is the best way and why? I do not know what is the weekness of my writing. If I get the comments from a teacher, I know what is the best way that I use to rewrite.
I like the concepts of the attiude of the editing writer. It support the writer to rewrite the draft. Such attitude make feeling creation for rewrite the draft.
Murray said that "Editing is not punishment, but opportunity."(p.220) I love this speech, becuase It is positive thinking. I recieved many comments from teacher and friends, when we do peer review. I feel good, becuase such comments are useful to develope my writing. It is oportunity for rewrite the draft. the draft will be better.
Best Regards
Banna Wanishyanun
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Rewrite with Clarity
Dear all,
This article is interesting and fun. The author, Murray (2004), give suggestions that useful for revision writing. She inform about her experience when she edit her draft. Furthermore, she guides how to rewrite the draft.
I agree with the sentence that “[t]he purpose of writing is not to show the writer at work but to discover meaning and communicate it directly to a reader who should not be aware of the writer but the writing” (p.232).
Moreover, she talks about “The Tools of Revision”. I always use these tools in my drafts when I rewrite them. I agree with the author and realized that these tools can help me to make the drafts clearer.
Finally, I like this article because Murray suggests many things that are valuable for the writers and me to rewrite the draft. For example, she explains about “Twenty Ways to Unfinal a Draft” (p. 118), “the Attitude of the Editing Writer” (p. 220), “Interview Your Draft” (p. 222), “Solutions to Common Editing problems” (p. 226), etc. These are good for my revision.
Thanks
Best regards,
Jib
This article is interesting and fun. The author, Murray (2004), give suggestions that useful for revision writing. She inform about her experience when she edit her draft. Furthermore, she guides how to rewrite the draft.
I agree with the sentence that “[t]he purpose of writing is not to show the writer at work but to discover meaning and communicate it directly to a reader who should not be aware of the writer but the writing” (p.232).
Moreover, she talks about “The Tools of Revision”. I always use these tools in my drafts when I rewrite them. I agree with the author and realized that these tools can help me to make the drafts clearer.
Finally, I like this article because Murray suggests many things that are valuable for the writers and me to rewrite the draft. For example, she explains about “Twenty Ways to Unfinal a Draft” (p. 118), “the Attitude of the Editing Writer” (p. 220), “Interview Your Draft” (p. 222), “Solutions to Common Editing problems” (p. 226), etc. These are good for my revision.
Thanks
Best regards,
Jib
Monday, September 8, 2008
REWRITE WITH CLARITY
hI ALL AND SAwasdee krab Archan Kanchanoke!
I haven't written in this blog for along time, I want to tell you that I am very sorry.
-RICHARD FORD said "Just to write a good sentence - tha 's the postulate I go by. I guess I've always felt that if you could keep a kind of fidelity toward the individual sentence, that you could work toward the rest" I agree with him in above.
In this Chapter10 (Murray 2004) after I read it. Murray tell how to rewrite . if you watch a painter at work, you will see her step back from the canvas. Yet many beginning writers find it difficult to stand back and take what they think is a final first draft and treat it like a beginning draft needing change, cutting, adding, moving around.
In this article Murray suggested many things in how to rewrite such as Twenty Ways to Unfinal a Draft, The attitude of the editing writer, Interview your draft, and Solutions to Common editing Problemes. All are very important for the writer who is the writing beginner because it can help our good writing. and you also bring it to help your writing. Murray gave me about how to rewite draft and how to edit my drrafts. I think that it is very useful for me that I will take it to my writing in the next . I hope that you will take it for helping your writing na karb \
thank you
see you then
I haven't written in this blog for along time, I want to tell you that I am very sorry.
-RICHARD FORD said "Just to write a good sentence - tha 's the postulate I go by. I guess I've always felt that if you could keep a kind of fidelity toward the individual sentence, that you could work toward the rest" I agree with him in above.
In this Chapter10 (Murray 2004) after I read it. Murray tell how to rewrite . if you watch a painter at work, you will see her step back from the canvas. Yet many beginning writers find it difficult to stand back and take what they think is a final first draft and treat it like a beginning draft needing change, cutting, adding, moving around.
In this article Murray suggested many things in how to rewrite such as Twenty Ways to Unfinal a Draft, The attitude of the editing writer, Interview your draft, and Solutions to Common editing Problemes. All are very important for the writer who is the writing beginner because it can help our good writing. and you also bring it to help your writing. Murray gave me about how to rewite draft and how to edit my drrafts. I think that it is very useful for me that I will take it to my writing in the next . I hope that you will take it for helping your writing na karb \
thank you
see you then
Rewrite with clarity
This article are techniques in writing with clarity. I think twenty ways to unfinal a draft is the best ways but I like the attitude of the editing writer, especially "My Ear Is a Better Editor Than My Eye" (p.221). Because of it makes me understand writing and attitude in writing. Sometimes I wrote my essays I spoke with myself because I get idea and I can write my essay very well.
A technique that I like is "the tools of revision" (p.233) such as cross out, take out, put back in, transpose, insert, move, period, capital. When I write, I use these for first draft. I think it's very good that Ajan Karn gave to read this article.
A technique that I like is "the tools of revision" (p.233) such as cross out, take out, put back in, transpose, insert, move, period, capital. When I write, I use these for first draft. I think it's very good that Ajan Karn gave to read this article.
rewrite with clarity
Dear all,
Last week was the toughest period for me. I had to work very hard to cover political situations of the country and that’s why I did not have time to sit in the class. Furthermore, I have got a flu since then.
Having read the text written by Murray 2004, I understand that the writer was telling us ways how to rewrite our stories. The writer gave her tips, tactics and examples of the rewritten and edited sentences. The writer cited the poet John Ciardi, saying that the last act of the writing must be to become one’s own reader. ( p 218) I do agree with it. Furthermore, the writer wanted all writers to become like painters at work who always step back to look at their works critically what has been done and has not been done so that they would return to do more.
I also agreed with the writer who believed that junior writers are always bored with rewriting and editing. They also send their first drafts after finishing them. Like me I have done it before. That may be because of my laziness or my limited knowledge in rewriting and editing. But now I have already changed my writing style. I will try to read my first draft repeatedly to see and find what may be missing from the story so that I would add it before the submission. Furthermore such a practice help me improve my writing.
Murray the writer gave very useful tips that help me rewrite and edit stories. Wow I love it, indeed.
Thanks/ anucha
Last week was the toughest period for me. I had to work very hard to cover political situations of the country and that’s why I did not have time to sit in the class. Furthermore, I have got a flu since then.
Having read the text written by Murray 2004, I understand that the writer was telling us ways how to rewrite our stories. The writer gave her tips, tactics and examples of the rewritten and edited sentences. The writer cited the poet John Ciardi, saying that the last act of the writing must be to become one’s own reader. ( p 218) I do agree with it. Furthermore, the writer wanted all writers to become like painters at work who always step back to look at their works critically what has been done and has not been done so that they would return to do more.
I also agreed with the writer who believed that junior writers are always bored with rewriting and editing. They also send their first drafts after finishing them. Like me I have done it before. That may be because of my laziness or my limited knowledge in rewriting and editing. But now I have already changed my writing style. I will try to read my first draft repeatedly to see and find what may be missing from the story so that I would add it before the submission. Furthermore such a practice help me improve my writing.
Murray the writer gave very useful tips that help me rewrite and edit stories. Wow I love it, indeed.
Thanks/ anucha
Sunday, September 7, 2008
REWRITE WITH CLARITY
As a writer is the first reader, Murray said that he first clarify his writing by getting distance himself from his ego and try to read as a stranger (p. 218). I agree with him about that but I don't agree with his suggestion of Imagine the Reader, in the topic of "the Attitute of the Editing Writer" (p. 220) -- when I read this part I feel like why I have to pretend to act like others; I don't think that I can do. I think I can get myself distance to be as a reader by using the questions in the topic of "Interview Your Draft" (p. 222-226).
Edit in Many Short Bursts of Time in the topic of "How to Edit a Boring Draft so It Isn't" (p.229) is the way I use when write or rewrite an essay -- reward myself after I finish a task. ^o^ On the other hand, as Alexander Calder said "If you keep working, inspiration comes" (p. 232), I agree with this too although it seems contradict Edit in Many Short Bursts of Time. It depends. (This now makes me think of "blocker" and "non-blocker".)
I have a question about the tool of revision shown in the article such as Cross out, Take out, Put back in, Transpose, Insert, Move, Period and Capital (p. 233). My question is; Are these tools of revision standard??
In the topic "the Student's Reaction to Professional Editing", I feel in the same way with Roger LePage, the student, about repetition. Also I agree with his idea of sound (see also p. 246).
There are many sentences in the article I really like and agree although some of them confuse me a bit, such as
"Writing's job is not to be correct but to communicate meaning (p. 222).",
"A new seeing does not mean a new view but a new way of looking at the familiar (p.232).", etc.
p.s. "The good writing student[s] will listen to what the readers of [their] drafts have to say ..... but will resist when necessary (p. 245)."
Edit in Many Short Bursts of Time in the topic of "How to Edit a Boring Draft so It Isn't" (p.229) is the way I use when write or rewrite an essay -- reward myself after I finish a task. ^o^ On the other hand, as Alexander Calder said "If you keep working, inspiration comes" (p. 232), I agree with this too although it seems contradict Edit in Many Short Bursts of Time. It depends. (This now makes me think of "blocker" and "non-blocker".)
I have a question about the tool of revision shown in the article such as Cross out, Take out, Put back in, Transpose, Insert, Move, Period and Capital (p. 233). My question is; Are these tools of revision standard??
In the topic "the Student's Reaction to Professional Editing", I feel in the same way with Roger LePage, the student, about repetition. Also I agree with his idea of sound (see also p. 246).
There are many sentences in the article I really like and agree although some of them confuse me a bit, such as
"Writing's job is not to be correct but to communicate meaning (p. 222).",
"A new seeing does not mean a new view but a new way of looking at the familiar (p.232).", etc.
p.s. "The good writing student[s] will listen to what the readers of [their] drafts have to say ..... but will resist when necessary (p. 245)."
Take care
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