I am a writer - original version

ENTRY N° 2: Original version

I am a writer

When a narrate a story , I try to attract the reader’s attention. First, I make a brainstorming in order to get all my ideas together. After rearranging the sequence of facts, I pay special attention to the tenses, vocabulary, cohesion and coherence. The words in the sentences have to make sense. They have to be easily understood, together with the syntax and word order. The paragraphs have to be in order so the reader can follow the sequence of the story.

It is important to bare in mind the audience’s background knowledge and to situate the story within a context. The audience is a very important matter because it will determine the kind of language and register that I have to use.  For instance, if I am adressing a friend and retelling my holidays I would use informal language or if I am directing a letter to apply for a job position I would use formal language.

So as to make my story more realistic, I make a research on the topic. I get different points of view from different authors.

There are different kinds of stories. Sometimes it is about narrating an event. The idea is that anyone that reads the paper should understand the piece. We tend to omit certain information because we think that the audience already knows it or should know it. A writer has something to tell when he decides to write. It feels a reward to know that someone will read it.