I mentioned this on the female writer thread that got locked and thought it'd be an interesting topic.
Let me explain what I mean by "kind of writer"...
I personally consider myself I guess a scientific writer? I really take a very structured approach to my writing and it's probably why I enjoy writing essays/articles because it lends well to my style I guess. To give you a comparison of the other extreme which I'd consider a umm... artistic writer I guess... would be the equivalent of Da Vinci and Pollock or something. Da Vinci paints very realistic, detailed images and obviously learned had a foundation of techniques before he did what he accomplished. While Pollock is famous for his paint splattering (and he does have other paintings, but mentioning these for the sake of explaination).
So what kind of writer are you? I don't know what all the types would be, but you can make it up if you want.
I've always been great at mathematics and sciences, so I think that's why my writing tends to be very structured and thought out. I can't just write and let things flow, I think it out first and structure all my creativity (with an outline and what not) and then write. Same goes with all my writing really. I guess that's why I'm attracted to screenwriting rather that prose... it's much more structured.
So what kind of writer are you?
Let me explain what I mean by "kind of writer"...
I personally consider myself I guess a scientific writer? I really take a very structured approach to my writing and it's probably why I enjoy writing essays/articles because it lends well to my style I guess. To give you a comparison of the other extreme which I'd consider a umm... artistic writer I guess... would be the equivalent of Da Vinci and Pollock or something. Da Vinci paints very realistic, detailed images and obviously learned had a foundation of techniques before he did what he accomplished. While Pollock is famous for his paint splattering (and he does have other paintings, but mentioning these for the sake of explaination).
So what kind of writer are you? I don't know what all the types would be, but you can make it up if you want.
I've always been great at mathematics and sciences, so I think that's why my writing tends to be very structured and thought out. I can't just write and let things flow, I think it out first and structure all my creativity (with an outline and what not) and then write. Same goes with all my writing really. I guess that's why I'm attracted to screenwriting rather that prose... it's much more structured.
So what kind of writer are you?
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