Freewriting And The Maker's Eye: Revisiting Your Own Manuscripts

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How to write        To begin, the essays "Freewriting" by Peter Elbow and "The Maker's Eye: Revisiting Your Own Manuscripts" by Donald M. Murray discussed the aspects of how to write. With that being said, they used general strategies to develop a comprehensive process analysis for writing. The tactics both of these writers employed to demonstrate their processes was through the act of self expression. With that being the case, an individual writes down his or her own inner thoughts onto paper. Therefore, both writers believed when someone writes down their own inner thoughts it would have the potential to unleash their genuine voice.        In the essay "Freewriting" by Peter Elbow discussed freewriting …show more content…

Somehow, our voice has the ability to make a reader listen to what we have to say. From our point of view, we may personally not like our voice, others may not like our voice too, but it's the only voice we have. Our voice is our only source of power. Although, we may not like our writing we should continue to write because our writing may change into something we will begin to like later on. If we do not continue to write, we will never have a voice, so we will never be heard.        In the essay "The Maker's Eye: Revisiting Your Own Manuscripts" by Donald M. Murray discussed to make a series of drafts. When someone makes a series of drafts, they tend to say more. When someone tends to say more, it's often more clear as to what they were trying to say in the first place. With that being said, the writer has to develop a unique type of reading skill. When writers read their own drafts they believe it's never finished, so they change and rearrange their