On Annie Dillard's "Write Till You Drop"

I recently came into contact with an article entitled "Write Till You Drop." It was a very interesting article which brought several things to my mind:

1. That when I write I don't usually use all my intensity. I sometimes use writing as a healer, for instance when I am really angry I write down all I am feeling and why I feel that way, until that emotion has drifted out of me onto the paper. This I do only on occasion. I bet I would write better if I wrote as Annie asks, "What would you begin to write if you knew you would die soon?"

2. Annie makes a good point by using many examples of famous authors who have a favorite author. She says that a poet loves poetry and an author loves the type of genre in which he/she writes. I have read several books, websites, or seen shows of author's being asked what advice they have for others interested in writing and all of them have said to READ. One of my favorites is Vivian Vande Velde ( you can visit her at her website which is her name put all together with a .com).

3. I like how Annie encourages you to "Push it." You can definitely tell she is very adamant about her own writing and encouraging other writer's.

I definitely have a desire to become a better writer, I hope I can develop some of her enthusiasm. It was overall a good article but I have to say she used some out of the ordinary vocabulary!