This week, we discussed what makes a good writer, or how to write better, and also what is literature. I think that both of them are important because if you read more literature, you'll become a better writer. You'll be exposed to more sophisticated styles of writing, containing more symbolism than your usual piece of commercial fiction. We watched a video interviewing Harvard students, and they talked about how their writing has changed over the course of college, and we also discussed the differences between literature and commercial fiction. I enjoyed trying to figure out exactly what the distinction was because it's not as easy as you think. There's always at least one book that breaks the rule you devise. I still like what Kat said on the Shaped by Writing: The Freshman Experience forum about not sugar-coating with happy go lucky smiley faces. I definitely agree with that, and it's always irritating when I ask people to edit/read my paper or novel, and they hand it back to me without so much as a comment. I'm not sure how much longer this has to be... if this isn't long enough, I apologize.