Journal 1 Geraghty

While the literal act of writing is a fairly simple task that many can handle, composing is a completely different concept. To simply write means to take thoughts and produce them into words: thoughts being abstract concepts and words being physical manifestations. But to compose is to write thoughtfully. It is putting purpose to paper and presenting it to an audience. The beauty of composing is that the purpose can be whatever you want it to be and the audience can be whoever you want it to be. It’s limitless and ambiguous, in the most freeing way. Writers have the opportunity to express any desired concept, while readers have the same liberty to interpret those concepts however they want to. Writing should be thoughtful and thought provoking for both the writer and the reader, so that it becomes a cycle of endless sharing and creating between mediums.

Compose- It is important to have a purpose and goal when putting your thoughts down on paper. Otherwise, there would be no reason to write at all.

Thought- It is from our constant stream of thought that we pull ideas that we then set in motion to create action or change

Purpose- Any thing written, was written for a reason and it is either our job to make sure that purpose is known (if we are the writer) or to figure it out (if we are the reader)

Audience- Much like purpose, any thing written was intended to be seen by an audience, even if that audience is the writer himself/herself. Understanding who an audience is can aid in achieving the purpose that stemmed from thought.

Edit- Editing is a large portion of the writing  process, but it is something that extends beyond a published work. The writing process should never end, even if that means another written has taken over. An author can publish a book, that inspires a movie, that morphs into a comic book series. The thoughts of the original are maintained throughout the process while still being revitalized with every new edit.