Blog 2

I agree with Seth on everything that he pointed out in these readings. To me it does seem strange to think of composition and transcription as separate entities in the writing process. I usually have a word or a phrase that I want to start with or build around when I begin to write and the physical act of typing it out is like a playground where I can run wild, refine, reword, and edit everything that is coming into my head. Sometimes i write things that have nothing to do with my assignment or idea in the middle of a paragraph or sentence just because my mind goes there. It gives me a chance to laugh for a second, then go back to my original idea. The conflicts that I experience do not come from the tension between composition and transcription but rather the frustration of not being able to come up with the words and wording that I feel work well for what I want to say.

I also think that 9R is an amazing book because of how well it breaks down the writing process while still leaving it up to the author how he or she wants to work. You would not cook a meal from scratch without a recipe. Finding this process is like writing your own recipe, seasoned specifically to your own taste, into which you mix ingredients (letters or words). I think that a great exercise for writers is deciding what of their work is good and I am a champion of keepers. If students had to write something the first week of school and then were not aloud to look at it until the last day of class, I think more students would be aware of their progression as writers and probably come out of the class with a much more positive outlook on their abilities.