In today’s society, people think that writing is something that comes naturally, or easy, or they think they are defined, writers. But they are not. The real reason this is not true because people don’t understand writing in 2020. Elizabeth Wardle, author and college professor, tells us that it is one of the BIAW or bad ideas about writing to try to learn to write in general. In her writing “You Can Learn To Write In General” she talks about how it’s impossible to write in general. Her theory is that writing is always specific. Wardle says writing in the least bit of effort always contains context and specificity. Assuming everything you write Is simple is a bad idea. This bad idea can make writers understand less about how their writing speaks a lot more than they think it does. Therefore, writing is intricate and not simplistic. 

Elizabeth Wardle, the author of “You Can Learn To Write In General”, implies that all writers do this mistake but it also implies you can get better at writing. “It’s not just common sense that tells us that learning to write in general is not possible. Many studies of writing have been done—in workplaces, in classes across the college landscape, and in social and civic settings.” (Wardle, Elizabeth. Bad Ideas About Writing. Pg. 30) Wardle is saying that practice and research can make an average writer a better writer. These writers that struggle to think their words don’t have as much meaning can explore the basics of writing by not thinking so simplistic but thinking outside the box. This can increase the effectiveness of their writing easily and make them better writers. If you want to become a better writer and write more effectively. Growing as a writer requires people to study and to explore the perspective of multiple writers. Getting better requires the writer to focus on one topic, master it, and move on to the next one.  This means you’d have to gradually get better and apply your skills to your everyday writing. 

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Wardle teaches her readers that people must continue to grow. That seems almost easier said than done. The world is changing and so is writing. That’s why “David Perkins and Gavriel Salomon’s entry on the transfer of learning in the International Encyclopedia of Education, Second Edition” tells its writers that the world is constantly changing. Educational practices change for multiple reasons. For example, people’s needs, societal demands, and so many other things can change the way people write, how their words are interpreted, the choice of words people use, etc. Altogether, both writers feel as though being a writer is an evolving practice. Thus, in order to get better at writing, you have to continuously study and practice it. Being a great writer requires more than a story. It requires writers to understand people, understand themself, continuously learn about the interests of their audience, know the current events of the world, etc. Writers have to be in tune with themselves, others, society, and the world in order to progress as authors.

Wardle and writer who share her same ideology teach her writers that writing is a sophisticated thing to do. It’s not easy and takes more than just doing. It takes practice, you have to study, understand the world, and understand people. Thus, when writing, we have to understand our words aren’t as simple as we think. When we write, every word matters, and every word has a meaning. Wardle sends a great message altogether. 

Citations

1. Wardle, Elizabeth. “You Can Learn To Write In General.” Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe, ‘’Bad Ideas About Writing’’. (2017)  p30-32
2. Peterson, Penelope L, et al. The International Encyclopedia of Education. Elsevier Academic Press, 2010.
3. Improve Your Writing: Show, Not Tell – YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHdzv1NfZRM.