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The Rough, Rough Draft Some people are under the impression that good writing is writing that has no mistakes meaning, no errors of grammar, punctuation or spelling. A good writer has many different dimensions and aspects to him or her. Everyone has their own opinion to what a good writer is or even a great writer. An author that displays talent has different traits and processes than those of another author. From my point of view as the reader a writer has a job and that is to satisfy the reader. A good writer should capture his or her reader; a good writer should deliver his message successfully, for it is writing that captures the needs and interests of the readers. He should also make you smile after reading his or her work. In my opinion if a writer can’t do any of those things he lacks passion and is not a good writer. Good writing is the result of much practice and hard work. You can improve if you work hard at it. Touching the writer involves evoking emotions. I think it’s important to be able to make your reader feel connected with certain situations and characters. This brings me to the point that every author has a story to tell, all of them different and it’s up to he or she to get that message across. This is the skill of effective communication. If the writer fails to deliver his or her message successfully the reader will not infer what it is the writer intended he or she to get out of the story. If the writer was in fact successful in delivering his message we know that he has taken all the correct steps and processes needed in writing his work. While the message is important it is also important for the point of the story to be made clear. The writer should paint a picture with vivid imagination. This helps to make me think. I like to wonder and try to guess the details that will be unveiled as I continue to read ahead. Being able to paint a picture in my head makes the story much more interesting. If the story lacks details and imagination it will be hard to enjoy the book, making it dull and tasteless. Wow! I can’t wait to read the rest of this book is what I often say as I read novels written by Best Selling Author and Business Speaker, Omar Tyree. Tyree is one of my favorite authors because I can relate to many of his books. They make me feel comfortable and at ease knowing that someone else has experienced some of the things I have. I think this has a big influence on what people consider good writing to be. A specific example of his work that has moved me is bestselling novel “Boss Lady.” It tells the story of an up and coming young woman, whom Omar has featured in two other books who wants to tell her story. She did any and everything to make sure her story was told right so that she could help other young women like herself. Omar is a wonderful writer and has many different layers to him. He is a journalist, a reporter, poet, screenwriter, songwriter, play writer, lecturer, blogger, and a literacy advocate. He has also won a 2001 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature in Fiction. He is definitely a phenomenal writer. He displays a sense of realism and creativeness. I can feel everything going on in the book. Even if it’s something I can’t relate to I can still feel it. He is so detailed which I find really important in writing. And as I said before every writer has a story to tell and that story is also supposed to capture the reader. If a writer can grab the reader’s full attention before even turning to the second page he is definitely capturing them. Although in certain situations a book can start off really good, capturing the reader and ending on a poor note or vice versa starting off badly discouraging the reader. How many books have you read and smiled after you’ve read them? There is always a sense of accomplishment and pride. If you have enjoyed the book you will probably look forward to reading more books by the same author. If a book isn’t good I feel as if I have wasted my time. A good book is consistent all the way through. I really dislike when I read a novel and its great at the beginning but the ending is bad. I will be discouraged from reading another book by that author because his last book left me feeling like I had no real purpose for even reading it in the first place. Writers effect readers in a huge way. Some stories can make all the difference in a person’s life. The writers’ purpose and motivation is very effective in his work. Statistics say that 27,000,000 words are read a month and of all that reading I know at least half of the information from what is being read sticks with the person reading it in some way. Whether it’s something they feel strongly about or something they could care less about. The moment they’ve read that book or article and have been moved by it is the moment a writer should know that he or she has done his job correctly. So with me you either have it or you don’t. When it comes to good writing the passion and purpose have to be there. You have to feel and believe what it is you’re doing because if you don’t your work is pointless. In my opinion all you have to do to be successful in your writing is be clear and straight to the point while delivering your message, capture your reader as they read, and most importantly make your reader smile after they have read your work. Writing makes the world go around. And after reading all the writers in the second chapter of Writing about Writing my ideas haven’t changed completely but they have been altered to a certain extent. It showed me the different ways that people go about writing and the different processes that they take. All authors are different in their own way and have different traits some that stick out more than others. I hope to one day have at least some of the traits that I have described to you for I am still an amateur and have not yet developed all the skills it takes to be a great writer. But as Junot Diaz says in chapter two of Writing About Writing, “A writer is a writer not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, because everything she does is golden.” But because “even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep writing anyways.”