Stardate 306304.35612097743 (Blog 2)

The readings from The elements of style, both the foreword and introduction promoted a much needed conversation on the manner of being concise. As well as the difficulties that arise during the writing process. For me it takes many editions before I feel confident enough to showcase any of my work. Though that process I find myself refining what my point really is about the paper. It was nice to relate to the reading when White referenced how to edit a sentence with one or two words rather then using five. Over explaining isn’t always best, recalling the last blog's reading was harking on if the reader needs to know that information or not. This point coming up again only reinforces the concept. 

The 3^rd reading was so helpfulI. I was glad I read this weeks reading in reverse, starting with the quote from Gary Provost for it helped set the tone for the rest of the reading. Having to be engaged with the reading is sometimes very difficult even more so if you aren’t interested in the topic. Even more frustrating is being interested in the topic at the time, and then finding yourself getting distracted by something to then find your interest in the topic jarred beyond repair. I found these tips from Leyba extremely helpful in finding more ways to engage with the text and was able to apply them to the The elements of style. While it took a bit more time, I found that I was able to remember more important information concerning the text. While I hope it was because I was reading during the middle of the day then late at night. I still found that the annotations the most helpful to put down my ideas. This was amazingly helpful to piece together what I thought of the text after i finished reading. It might take awhile to make the commitment second nature but I’m sure it’s worth the extra few minutes.

Gary Provost’s quote was the first section of the reading that I read. It was quite amusing. Allowing a pause to make note to the balance of the sentence. The flow of the sentences should be a pleasant experience for everyone. I’ve never really had taken that into account when writing. All of the papers that could have utilized this might have been a teacher’s blessing. Though hindsight is lovely to quill productivity, I must look forward to cull this plague from my writing style.  

I’m quite happy that all of the readings so far have been amazingly useful for all my darkest fear when it comes to writing. As the weeks past, so does my fear for this class. I’m more confident about tackling this task of academic writing.