Journal 1

What is writing?

According to dictionary.com, “writing” is the activity or skill of making coherent words on paper and composing text.

There are many different forms and styles of writing that are each unique in their own way. Writing is an art of symbols put together to form a piece of work. These symbols can include letters of the alphabet, numbers, punctuation, and spaces. Writing can be seen as a method of representing language in a visual form. There are so many different components to writing. Such as different punctuation symbols to represent how a letter or word is to be pronounced when reading it.

I’ve always wondered who came up with “writing” as it is a very genius thing to think of.

Writing is a combination between material, the author, and the audience.

Some words that come to mind when I think of writing is:

1.)  Creativity: because you have to be creative to write or compose a work.

2.)  Conscious: you have to be conscious of your thoughts. Even when you are just writing to write, it is a stream of consciousness.

3.)  Text: because that is what comes of writing is a text of some sort.

4.)  Impression: when you compose or write something, the main purpose is to leave an impression. No matter how you look at it.

5.)  Support: because when you write, you are supporting a central theme in most situations.