The purpose of a composition and literature class is to help you develop you capacity to think and clearly/ fully express your thoughts and ideas. The process of writing is not automatic, it begins with hesitation and uncertainty, and then evolves into clarity and confidence with careful guidance and much work. Good writers also make mistakes, and their first drafts are vague, incomplete, and messy. They build on those ideas, reconsidering parts, restating others, discarding details, adding others; rearranging, rewriting, and changing their work. They correct misspellings, sharpen their ideas, and smooth out their work so that it has a natural flow.
Even great authors have to work hard to write well. That is the main impression that I got from this article, and I found it comforting to know. It describes writing as just a continuous work in progress eventually ending in a complete and fluid work. I thought that this article sent a good message, and that is "never give up". It was definitely better than the last article.
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