What I Need to Know about WRITING AND WRITERS to Become a Better Writer

"Why do People Read What Writers Write?"
1. The first presenter (Miss. Broderick) said that poetry is all about sound. So I think that people read because the way it sounds. I know that I read poetry because I love the way it sounds and I love the "Rythm" in it. Interview question- Does sound mean anything to you when you read?
2. Miss. Ringler made a great point as well. She said how a lot of people can relate to your stories. So maybe people will read your stories if they are interesting, relevant or relatable!
3. Unique. I think that another reason people read our writing is because of how interestingly different it is. Think about the haibuns. Although they wern't my favorite, they were extremely new to me. So I was interested in them. That could be another reason people like to read what writers write: because their writing technique, style, tone, format or whatever is appealing and different from other writers.
4. The last main example I can think of is that people read writer writing because of the facts in it.  Not literal facts but enough to know the truth. An exapmle of this would be Miss. Smith's story of her trip to Spain. In this piece she wrote how lovely Spain was and how much she loved it. Such as the food. In this Travel essay she wrote, itdid not include theoretical facts but meerly the opinion of the writer about the place they went to. So now after reading MIss. Smith's story on Spain, I learned that this place is very culturaly diverse, the food is good, and it is a great vaccation spot. So maybe people read writer's writing pieces because those essays include information of the culture of that place through the writers eyes/ point of view.

I chose this question to ask and study for a specific reason. I truly think that it will help my writing. I think it will help my writing for a couple of reasons. First I can find out what people like to read so that I can make more people interested in my story. Rather than just what I like. Another reason is so that I can be more diverse. I can find out what type of writing people like. Such as a Haiku, Memoir, Travel etc. So that when I write something (In my free time) I can know what to write about rather than write in a style people dislike. So in my Doccumentary I would like to ask people what they like about writing. Weather they like sound, rythm, Haiku, informational essays, etc. In the long run this will help me, becasue everyday the world is changing and if I am writing a piece about my obsession with squirrels but people are interested in chipmunks, then no way can I ever be a successfull writer!

1/17 speaker- 5. I loved Miss. Ringler. I thought that she was an amazing writer and talker. I liked how she told her stories. * Connection *- I loved the way Miss. Ringler writes. So that is why I would read something she wrote. The emotions in her pieces were greatly present and I thought she told the story in great detail. (An answer to my doccumentary question!)