Tuesday, December 22, 2009

On Writing Well

"If you find that writing is hard, it's because it is hard."
- William Zinsser

When I read this quote, I could not help but disagree with it. If i was to write this quote I wouldn't say that writing in general is hard. I would write that certain writing tasks can be found as hard. Many people approach writing in different ways. For example, when someone writes in their diary, it is not hard because they just write how they feel, or if someone is just writing a note to their friend it is not hard. Writing a research essay may be difficult, or writing with precise and flawless grammar may be difficult. For me, and many others, writing can seem natural and easy, unless the task laid out is hard.