In this blog you will being reading about a round table conversation with three authors who are Don Murray, Maria Popova, Anne Lamott who will be discussing their writing schedules, how writing should be taught in schools and just overall their writing process. Here are the links to their stories if you are interested in reading them for yourself. Enjoy reading! I looked at my watch and saw that I was running late for my writing class I run into the coffee house with the smell of fresh made coffee hitting my nose the moment I open the door, it was delightful i run to the first open seat my eye catches I place my backpack on the table and as I took a seat I heard a man say "Instead of teaching finished writing, we should teach unfinished writing, and glory in its unfinished." I looked up to identify the familiar voice and low and behold its Ray talking to two woman. Ray looks at me and smiles and waves a hand to come over I smile back and stand up to proceed to walk over as I get there a hear one woman at the table say “For me, and most of the other writers I know, writing is not rapturous. In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty drafts. The first draft is the child’s draft, where you let it all pour out and romp all over the place, knowing that no one is going to see it and that you can shape it later.” Soon after I hear Ray snap back with “You stumble into it, mostly. You don’t know what you’re doing, and suddenly, it’s done. You don’t set out to reform a certain kind of writing.” then the other woman who I knew way too well Maria responded softly with “I write when I have to because the pressure builds up and I feel enough confidence that something has matured in my head and I can write it down.” I walk up to the table and they stopped talking two of the three people smiled so happy to see me once I was in Maria's grabs she grabbed me and hugged me saying how much she missed me and how I should have written to her but with finals and projects I didn't really have time to talk to people I was lucky I had a little time to see what this so called great writing class was about. Maria said " how have you been" then I find myself in a three way with Ray also not even giving me a change to reply. Once they finally let go I say " I'm good thanks so whats the arguing and bickering here then the lady who I had no clue about says " writing process, I'm Anne by the way that they failed to mention to you" I say nice to meet you then say " Writing process huh? I don't really have a process its whatever comes to me that I write" I say as I start laughing. With a straight face Anne replies with “A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without ever putting a word on paper.” I stop laughing and Ray says " Don't listen to her she is just mad the coffee guy messed up her coffee order" I giggle a little but can understand why she is bitter. Maria as always puts her two cents in and says “I’m always in a hurry to get going, though in general I dislike starting the day. I first have tea and then, at about ten o’clock, I get under way and work until one. Then I see my friends and after that, at five o’clock, I go back to work and continue until nine. I have no difficulty picking up the thread in the afternoon. …Most often it’s a pleasure to work.” I look at her lost because she says it so fast it doesn't even sound like she is speaking English I blink a few times to make sure I'm in reality then say " when I write I like coffee and music to keep in energized and prepped up to write for a few hours" then Maria intervenes and says "I never listen to music when I'm working. I haven't that kind of attentiveness, and I wouldn't like it at all." then Ray finally says "Students are individuals who must explore the writing process in their own way, some fast, some slow, whatever it takes for them, within the limits of the course deadlines, to find their own way to their own truth." then I look at him confused and say " but I'm not one of your students though" then he says " I know but I'm just saying in general " I look at the clock and see that other people are making there way to the other side of the cafe for the writing class to begin I look at them apologetically and say " It was great talking to all of you but I gotta go see what his writing class is about so Sabatino doesn't fail me or make me rewrite my whole paper over again you know how them English teacher's are about papers" they all laughed and said they understood and that I should go check out the class so with that said I stood up said goodbye and went on my way to the writing class.
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