Planning, drafting and organizing, oh my!

What to say about this reading...

Well, it had many interesting quotes from various writing experts in different disciplines. It was helpful to see what they had to say about things, but sometimes confusing, too, when it wasn't clear where their thoughts ended and the new ones began (that is, when looking at the text in print friendly mode). It took me a couple of read throughs to get the concept behind using personal experience as evidence. I just wasn't expecting an example right there and it threw me off. It also seemed repetitive in places, especially when discussing focus and audience. Good night! How many times to we have to read that the two are related? I get it. Thanks.

But it is really a good piece, too, with lots of excellent tips on how to figure out what to write and how to organize information in a paper. I especially liked the part with the lists of ways to develop your writing, which included interviews and experiences as well as the usual suspects like library research and the web. I also really liked the various kinds of organization you can choose. It was interesting how it all tied back to audience and purpose. I am keen to see how people organize their lit reviews based on the audience outlined in the assignment.