Blog 9
For me, I typically define writing as the act of putting pen to paper. It’s getting ideas, whatever they may be from point A to point B. Editing, however, is much different in that in that it’s taking something that’s already been written and it’s making adjustments as they are needed. Sometimes editing may involve cutting things out of a draft other times, it may involve making additions to better clarify something. Ultimately, the point of editing is to take a draft from any given point in time and make it better than it was before. Lastly, composing to me, is the act of creating something. It’s more than just taking an idea and writing it down. It’s actually taking that idea and making it a reality. Composing is typically creative, and when something is composed it should be made original, as when something is created, typically that means it’s something new or something that hasn’t been done before. Otherwise it’s just a stolen idea. Three key terms of my own that I think help