Writers, Authors, and Genres

Corben’s blog post: Similar ideas, but he didn’t agree that if someone didn’t write at all they were a writer, instead he said everyone has the “opportunity” to be an author.

Riley’s: She agreed with everything I said and more, going into more depth about how not only everyone is an author, but communicating is vital to being a part of our species.

Writers:	Authors:
People who write	A published writer
A sub-group of authors	An umbrella term, including writers
Anyone who can write	Anyone who’s writing is public
Someone who writes their communication	Someone who communicates
Communication on a smaller scale	Communication on a bigger scale

Chloe Corben Riley (this idea was Riley’s)

Types of Writing:	Why you like/dislike it:
Plays	Communicates a whole story through dialogue (like)
Song Lyrics	Use rhythm and rhyme to enhance music (like)
Manuals	Always makes me feel stupid for still not knowing how to put it together (dislike)
Novels	Depends on the genre, like the escape from reality (like)
Research Papers	Interesting facts about one topic in an organized way (like)

List (Note/Reminder): go to party city for party hats, buy ingredients for a cake, buy presents, and get invitations and address them to send to invitees.

Chloe’s note: The note was simple but with today’s technology not the most efficient way of communication.

Corben’s text: Efficient and fast, very informal.

Riley’s email: Allowed for more formal or relaxed diction, but had to fit the email format.