The Interview

This evening I sat down and interviewed 3 of my friends on aspects of writing. This allowed me to get to know a little more about other peoples views on writing. First, I asked them to say what they thought when I said 8 different words. After looking over my answers that I received I have come to some conclusions about some aspects of it. It is intriguing how so many of my interviewers answers were so similar anyways the words I had given them were so broad. Writing is generally thought as something that is an act of putting thoughts onto some sort of platform. All of the people I interviewed seemed to forget to mention that writing doesn’t have to be words but it can also be something such as music. The most important aspect of writing seemed to be the design of writing when talking to my 3 interviewers. I realized when I asked my subjects what exigence is that no one knew. Then I tried to think of a definition for myself and realized that I did not know either. While chatting it up with my first subject “Jill” she mentioned how she writes in her head, which I found intriguing. She said that she is always making lists in her head and trying to memorize something that someone has said. I mentioned to Jill, Rachel and Stephanie how I hate when I get writers block, it is the worst part in my opinion. They quickly agreed that they too can’t stand wanting to writing but have some sort of road block in their head. We thought that this mostly happens when you are being forced to write about something. Rachel said that her favorite type of writing is journalism. Being able to just put her thoughts doesn’t on paper and out of her head. She said that she keeps a journal by her bead to write before she hoes to bed and when she wakes up. I thought that this was a good idea and was going to start doing it as well. When I asked my interviewers when they thought they wrote the most they all said when texting. Technology has become such a large part of our day in age that I was not surprised by this answer. Some could argue that we are writing more than ever through texting and others could argue that we are not writing early as much because of the lack of snail mail. My favorite quote from my interviews was when Rachel said “I love the editing process and seeing a piece of writing being improved time after time.” I thought this was a beautiful line and related to life in a way, improvements can always be made and things can always get better.

Interview Recordings:

Jill:

Design-“To bring your imagination to life. Design is usually creative to me.”

Audience- “What you are trying to reach. For example a preacher has an audience in a church”

Circulation- “Movement of your ideas through different mediums”

Genre- “The style of a work. My favorite genre of music is Hip Hop”

Exigence- “ I have no idea what that is”

Material-“Tools to bring your medium to life. Building blocks.”

Network- “A circle where you make connections. Your connection to an audience”

Assemblage- “The process from your design to your end product. This could mean putting together your sources, quotes and paragraphs into a paper.”

When do you think you write the most? I would have to say I write the most when texting on my phone or doing homework. I also write alot in my head, it helps me remember people names, homework assignments etc.

What are your favorite and least favorite parts of writing?

I love being able to put my ideas out into the world, I don’t like it when I can’t think of what to write, I get writers block often.

Rachel:

Design-“Creation of something

Audience- “Those who hear you out. My friends are usually my audience”

Circulation- “Where your ideas go. Mine usually go into the pool of Facebook.”

Genre- “Types of work. For example horror, romance, poetry for books”

Exigence- “I have no idea what that means”

Material- “Certain tools you use to make a product. I think of a pen and paper first.”

Network- “People who supply you with opportunities and growth. My Linkedn network is what came to mind first.”

Assemblage- “Coming together putting your final work together”

When do you think you write the most? I write the most by just making lists on my phone and texting/ emailing on my phone. I definitely write more digitally then on paper.

What are your favorite and least favorite parts of writing? I love writing before bed to clear my head it helps me sleep better. My least favorite part of writing is when I make a grammatical error and forget to fix it.

Stephanie:

Design- “The details of what is being made”

Audience- “Who you are trying to reach when sharing something”

Circulation- “the circle that something goes through over and over again.”

Genre- “What makes a work of art different.”

Exigence- “What is that..”

Material: “The tools you use to make a product. For example bread and cheese to make a grilled cheese.”

Network: “Your close group that you share ideas with”

Assemblage-“Putting together the pieces. For example Leggos.”

When do you write the most?

I write the most for school and in my free time I write for my fashion blog. I also write a lot digitally on my computer and phone when connecting with people.

What are your favorite and least favorite parts of writing? I love the editing process and seeing a piece of writing being improved time after time.”