What does a professional writer need to know and be able to do in order to participate effectively in this process?
Lester Faigley's article entitled Nonacademic Writing: The Social Perspective takes a look at how people have changed their style of writing and communication outside of the academic setting. Faigley explains that writer have three different perspectives for their job; textual, individual, and social. I find his logic to be pretty accurate and takes into consideration the order a writers piece develops.
A professional writer needs to know and do different genres, including readable vocabulary if he/she wants to make the ideas of the text clear to the audience. The text is then infused with the individuality of the writer which results in the choice of vocabulary and genre. Finally the text will reach the social perspective, or the the audience the writer had in mind. Depending on the textual and individual perspectives of the writer, the social perspective will be defined and organized. Most importantly for a writer, he/she wants the social perspective to be maintainable for continued relationships.
Each one of these steps are important to the strength of a writer. Textual, individual, and social consideration forms a triangle, similar to academic triangle of ethos, pathos, and logos. Every part is important for clear communication between a writer and his/her audience. This is reinforced by how writers do their research and how accurate their data is.
It is important to note that a writer may have to reach multiple audiences. For example, you are with a group of writers trying to make a memorable SNL skit. You pitch an idea to your audience of fellow writers and they all start to die laughing. Just because they start laughing does not mean that the FCC will start laughing. In order for your idea to be aired, you are forced alter it for a new audience by using a new textual perspective. The individual perspective will change to because it places keeping the job before creative integrity.
A professional writer needs to know and do different genres, including readable vocabulary if he/she wants to make the ideas of the text clear to the audience. The text is then infused with the individuality of the writer which results in the choice of vocabulary and genre. Finally the text will reach the social perspective, or the the audience the writer had in mind. Depending on the textual and individual perspectives of the writer, the social perspective will be defined and organized. Most importantly for a writer, he/she wants the social perspective to be maintainable for continued relationships.
Each one of these steps are important to the strength of a writer. Textual, individual, and social consideration forms a triangle, similar to academic triangle of ethos, pathos, and logos. Every part is important for clear communication between a writer and his/her audience. This is reinforced by how writers do their research and how accurate their data is.
It is important to note that a writer may have to reach multiple audiences. For example, you are with a group of writers trying to make a memorable SNL skit. You pitch an idea to your audience of fellow writers and they all start to die laughing. Just because they start laughing does not mean that the FCC will start laughing. In order for your idea to be aired, you are forced alter it for a new audience by using a new textual perspective. The individual perspective will change to because it places keeping the job before creative integrity.
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