Blog #7: Which of Murray’s
reasons for writing the personal essay resonated the most with you? Do you have
reasons for writing personal essays that did not show up on his list? Which
aspects of Murray’s advice for writing essays did you find most helpful? How
might you implement his advice in the next draft of your feature article?
For my next draft of my feature article, I will try to include a "lead". Having a "lead" in the beginning of an essay is more likely to grab the readers attention and make them want to continue reading. I would hate to write an essay that no one wants to read. His discussion about "trust" resonated most with me because I never really considered it, but it makes sense that the reader trusts what you are saying. They may trust you because you include a lot of reliable citations or what you are saying is highly relatable so they are going to believe what you are writing about. Sometimes I'll read magazine articles about come celebrity or current event and totally believe it because I trust that magazine, but sometimes I later find out that it's not true. The writer of the article just had me convinced.
This was something that resonated with me as well. I am quick to judge a paper on its "lead" yet I am not very good at writing one. The lead is the single most important part in attracting the majority of readers. I am planning on changing my lead to something that really catches the eye in our third revision of the research article.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same as you have about using a lead in my next paper. Trust is a huge thing with writers and if our readers are able to trust what we are writing, they are more likely to continue reading. As a writer, we are inclined to please our readers so if we are able to earn their trust, we will gain more readers.
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