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She explains, "[...] I'd try to write a lead, but instead I'd write a couple of dreadful sentences, XX them out, try again, XX everything out, and then feel despair and worry settle on my chest like an x-ray apron. It's over, I'd think calmly [...]" (1). However, Lamontt reminds herself that "all I had to do was to write a shitty first draft [...] And no one was going to see it" (1). The idea that no one will come across this shitty first draft encouraged me to embrace the mess that is writing and not shy away from it despite the inevitable detours and setbacks.

Within the story of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini illustrates the bildungsroman of Mariam over the course of her life. Mariam, being one of the main protagonists of the story, gains maturity throughout the book, most noticeably when she brings the shovel down on Rasheed. This interaction helps develop the strength of women vibe. Mariam never grows up throughout the story, always ‘hidden’ behind a mask, both figuratively and literally, she lets herself be restricted from independent decision making and free speech. This is shown when Jalil and his wives choose a ‘soulmate’ for Mariam, “She turned to Jalil again.

When we create something, it’s always challenging to reveal it to others. No matter how big or small our creation might seem we will still have doubts about our work. For instance, writing an essay might seem simple to some, but the reality of putting words together to state he or she’s point is a difficult task for anyone. In addition, when finished, we tend to have a great uncertainty buried deep down in our mind reminding either our work is “great” or “it needs improvement.” Poet, Anne Bradstreet, in her poem, “The Author of Her Book,” also experiences the uncertainty and frustration that creating something with your own hands brings. In the poem, the author describes how imperfect and unbearable her work seems to her. In addition, the author conveys her attitude throughout the poem in order to reveal her attachment to her work; hence, the title of the poem “The Author to Her Book.” Through the use of poetic devices such as diction, imagery, and metaphors, in order to reveal Bradstreet’s attitude towards her offspring/writing.

Struggling author, Abigail Stark, is experiencing a major case of writer's block, so much so that she is considering giving up on her dream of becoming a New York Times best-selling author.

Staring at the screen, the young author sighed in frustration, her fingers once again failing her as she was distracted by the din of the news on TV. Resigned, she shut it off and turned back to her blank document wishing for the ability to channel her emotions towards the high expectations placed before her, as well as the stigmas. She was growing tired of the starkness of the world around her.

The narrator states, “I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me (Par. 60).” Without this outlet from her mind, in the end, she ultimately becomes

Over the course Melissa’s lifetime she has read one hundred and forty-eight books, and has a small list of thirteen books she is wanting to read, some of those books are “Covering Kate”, “Twisted Sisters”, “Pretty Face”, “Criminal”, and “Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls” (“Melissa C. Walker”). While Melissa is currently writing books, and freelances for magazines including Glamour, Teen Vogue, Fitness, Family Circle, and Marie Claire, Melissa is a former worker with the job of editing for ELLEgirl features and Seventeen Prom (“Melissa Walker”). As Melissa will post on her personal blog on how she writes her books, and the steps she takes (“Melissa C. Walker”). She has shared with the people who follow her steps and her inside thinking of what she does and the different thinking mechanisms she uses to write her books (“Melissa C. Walker”). Once Melissa begins writing each book, or shortly after, she creates a vision board with multiple ideas and the plot twists she plans on putting into the book, it helps her feel those first impressions, and to make sure she keeps the same occurrences happening throughout the entire book (“Melissa

Writing may be an enthralling experience for one and a clever way to decompress for another. In general, however, writing has different purposes for a variety of people. “Why I Write,” written in the late 20th century by Terry Tempest Williams, describes various reasons for writing narrated from a female’s perspective. The short essay begins in the middle of the night with a woman engulfed in her own thoughts. She abruptly goes forth by reciting the multiple reasons why she continues to write in her life. Through a variety of rhetorical devices such as repetition, imagery, analogies, and symbolism, Terry Tempest Williams produces an elegant piece of writing that offers the audience insight into the narrator’s life and forces the audience to have empathy for the narrator with the situation she is incurring.

Her husband and his sister believe that writing is tiring her and heavily disapprove of her writing. In this short story, the narrator’s rich imagination found a healthy, productive outlet in her writing. In being forced to repress her feelings, she was put into a state of “madness” that her husband labeled as a nervous condition. Gilman mentions, “I am sitting by the window now, up in this atrocious nursery, and there is nothing to hinder my writing as much as I please, save lack of strength,” adding on the fact that because of the opposition, she is drained of her ability to write. (pg. 649)

When an author writes a work, it leaves her control and it’s now within the hands of

She walks to the centermost oak tree near Mason Hall, she finally has found the perfect shady spot on an 80-degree day. She passes the boy from her Psychology class and gives him a small smile. She’s taking a journey to a jungle she doesn’t normally observe, a place where many humans and animals inhabit. There isn’t a breeze and the air feels drier than usual. The Diag seems unfriendly today, as she sits down she’s nervous of her surroundings. She plants herself on a somewhat clean patch of grass and pulls out her shiny laptop. She is reading “Werner Herzog’s Conquest of the Useless” for her freshman English class. As she dives her way into the reading she starts to think about where she is, what is going on around her, and the journey that she is on. A bushy red squirrel approaches her, she’s confused why it’s coming so close and quickly gets up to escape its presence. “Why in the world is this squirrel so close to me” she thinks to herself. The girl moves from the tree but as she get up she starts to notice specific details she hasn’t before.

Author Stacy Claflin writes in three different genres, and as the case with her Gone trilogy, often from multiple points of view. The result is stories that are filled with suspense, mystery and intrigue. Today we talk to her about how emotionally taxing it is to write about certain topics, how she finds balance in her busy life and what readers can expect from her

Susie always dreamed of becoming a successful write. She endeavored to achieve the point in her career where she is now. Susie is full of proud; she published her 5th

The ancient book had faint wrinkles in the right corner. Edith vigilantly untied the scarlet ribbon across the leathery cover. She seized her indigo lead pencil, and began to scribble on the unmarked page. Every excessive thought,

In “The Author to Her Book,” Bradstreet is awash in indecision and internal conflicts over the merits and shortfalls of her creative abilities and the book that she produced. This elaborate internal struggle between pride and shame is manifested through a painstaking conceit in which she likens her book to her own child.