There are a lot of various components that get put into a piece of writing, like the writer being careful “to look around and to listen,” to find something they could write about (pg. 2). When writing a story or piece, “personal experience, and reading knowledge (can come) together to make a magical mixture,” (pg. 4). Even though that may be true, why does someone want to share their story when they’ve finished writing it? Someone could want to share a story they’ve written to share their experiences, to reflect, to get out their emotions, to remember how they felt at the time and to remember memories.
Some writers who don’t want to lose their ideas and thoughts “keep notebooks or journals and put down ideas or impressions while they are still fresh,” so they can remember all possible ideas for a new story they want to share with the world (pg. 7). Some of these pieces can carry a certain emotion, be about a certain experience, or have a certain “tone of voice in which the author is speaking” that gives the story some originality (pg. 47). When a writer decides to share their story I think that sometimes they could just want to get their work out there or let they emotions out on a page. People that then read the author’s piece may understand how the author feels or had felt at the time.
When reading a story or a piece of writing I often wonder why the author chose their topic, how they chose it, and why they wanted to share their story. When Stephen Leslie came in to speak to the class he talked about he wrote haibuns, which is a combination of a prose and a haiku. When Stephen Leslie talked, he mentioned that he wrote about events “that have happened in (his) life.” (Leslie) He gave a few examples such as when he cared for terminally ill patients and how at first he wanted to “write a story about each of them,” but decided that it was too hard to keep up with (Leslie). The experiences he had seemed to help inspire him to write. When Stephen Leslie wrote about his life experiences he allowed people to relate to his pieces of writing.
When Deb Smith came in to talk about travel writing she talked about how she became a writer later in life and how she got into travel writing. She talked about how she was sitting with a friend “and she said ‘Wouldn’t it be great to go around the world and they would pay for you to do this? And then you write it up and it gets published in a magazine. Wouldn’t that be cool?’” (Smith. Deb Smith said she thought about it and found that she had traveled to enough places that she could begin writing about. Deb Smith shared her travel stories because she was someone who liked seeing “their name in print,” (Smith). She also shared her experiences in those various countries, which allowed people to relate with her if they went to the same place and had a similar situation, like when Deb Smith got lost on one of her trips. The reader could also gain information on a new place they could possibly travel to.
When Therese Broderick came in to speak she talked about how she writes poems. She talked about how she wrote a book of poems about “(her) daughter’s life,” called At April’s End (Broderick). She also talked about something she makes called a “chapbook,” which is like a smaller paper book that holds her poems (Broderick). Since Therese Broderick wrote a book of poems about things that happened in her life involving her daughter, other mothers who possibly read her poems could read it and connect with the author. Therese Broderick writing about her daughter’s life also allows her to keep some of the memories down on paper so they won’t be forgotten.
In the documentary it talks about how many different things go into writing a piece and how “The story's meaning comes from what the author thinks and feels,” (documentary). The documentary then goes on to talk about the various reasons that were found for the topic question: Why does someone want to share their story? The documentary talks about how “nonfiction is a direct reflection of the author’s emotions and how the author feels,” which makes it so a reader can relate to those feelings and emotions (documentary). The documentary also talks about how inspiration comes from many different places and that “inspiration is a large part of why the author writes their piece.” (documentary)
Why does someone want to share their story? Many writers have a different reason. Some write to keep memories on the page so they won’t be forgotten, others write to share their experiences and “express themselves,” and some even write just to get “their emotions out.” (documentary) Whatever reason a writer writes, when they share their story it is often relatable to the reader.
Some writers who don’t want to lose their ideas and thoughts “keep notebooks or journals and put down ideas or impressions while they are still fresh,” so they can remember all possible ideas for a new story they want to share with the world (pg. 7). Some of these pieces can carry a certain emotion, be about a certain experience, or have a certain “tone of voice in which the author is speaking” that gives the story some originality (pg. 47). When a writer decides to share their story I think that sometimes they could just want to get their work out there or let they emotions out on a page. People that then read the author’s piece may understand how the author feels or had felt at the time.
When reading a story or a piece of writing I often wonder why the author chose their topic, how they chose it, and why they wanted to share their story. When Stephen Leslie came in to speak to the class he talked about he wrote haibuns, which is a combination of a prose and a haiku. When Stephen Leslie talked, he mentioned that he wrote about events “that have happened in (his) life.” (Leslie) He gave a few examples such as when he cared for terminally ill patients and how at first he wanted to “write a story about each of them,” but decided that it was too hard to keep up with (Leslie). The experiences he had seemed to help inspire him to write. When Stephen Leslie wrote about his life experiences he allowed people to relate to his pieces of writing.
When Deb Smith came in to talk about travel writing she talked about how she became a writer later in life and how she got into travel writing. She talked about how she was sitting with a friend “and she said ‘Wouldn’t it be great to go around the world and they would pay for you to do this? And then you write it up and it gets published in a magazine. Wouldn’t that be cool?’” (Smith. Deb Smith said she thought about it and found that she had traveled to enough places that she could begin writing about. Deb Smith shared her travel stories because she was someone who liked seeing “their name in print,” (Smith). She also shared her experiences in those various countries, which allowed people to relate with her if they went to the same place and had a similar situation, like when Deb Smith got lost on one of her trips. The reader could also gain information on a new place they could possibly travel to.
When Therese Broderick came in to speak she talked about how she writes poems. She talked about how she wrote a book of poems about “(her) daughter’s life,” called At April’s End (Broderick). She also talked about something she makes called a “chapbook,” which is like a smaller paper book that holds her poems (Broderick). Since Therese Broderick wrote a book of poems about things that happened in her life involving her daughter, other mothers who possibly read her poems could read it and connect with the author. Therese Broderick writing about her daughter’s life also allows her to keep some of the memories down on paper so they won’t be forgotten.
In the documentary it talks about how many different things go into writing a piece and how “The story's meaning comes from what the author thinks and feels,” (documentary). The documentary then goes on to talk about the various reasons that were found for the topic question: Why does someone want to share their story? The documentary talks about how “nonfiction is a direct reflection of the author’s emotions and how the author feels,” which makes it so a reader can relate to those feelings and emotions (documentary). The documentary also talks about how inspiration comes from many different places and that “inspiration is a large part of why the author writes their piece.” (documentary)
Why does someone want to share their story? Many writers have a different reason. Some write to keep memories on the page so they won’t be forgotten, others write to share their experiences and “express themselves,” and some even write just to get “their emotions out.” (documentary) Whatever reason a writer writes, when they share their story it is often relatable to the reader.