Journal 5

I think that writing and composing is a long process with many moving parts. Especially after completing this project, it is easy to see why we need to take more than one key term into account when creating a piece. You can’t understand how to write without taking who you are writing for into consideration and that was something that I had to really focus on during my project, especially because that was my term. With that being said, we also had to think about the genre that we would make our project altogether and what would best fit the audience we were trying to reach while also taking into account the creative ability of our exhibits. Circulation is interesting within my project specifically because of the person I chose to use as the focal point of my piece. Khloe Kardashian would really be nothing if it weren’t for circulation and networking. Circulation is a huge part of everything she does because social media makes viewing images of her, watching her on TV, and looking at her clothing lines online are all easily accessible to us all the time. These also play into her ability to Network. Because her brand is so easily accessible, networking it is so insanely easy.

Something that stood out to me was that, while writing, we accomplish many of these things subconsciously. I have spent the last two years of my life writing for the FSU chapter of The Odyssey. I create material weekly that is directed at certain audiences (i.e. college students, FSU students, women, the Greek Community, Daughters, mothers, etc). I create an ideal audience without even realizing it and then create material based on that view point. I also don’t realize how much social media helps with my ability to get shares and page views. People can easily share my link and then a whole circle of people are able to read my article within minutes, which also becomes my ability to Network. If my works were printed, it would be much more difficult for people to access.

I think that some key terms to writing are audience, voice, tone, style, exigency, network, circulation, and design.