When I first started reading Sanders I noticed a couple of things about her style:
1. I noticed that she repeats herself in different ways. With the continuous use of the word split, whether it be used when talking about the wood, or the warmth of herself (second page, middle of paragraph)
2. I noticed that she contradicts herself. On the third page, she says that it is best to write in a closed off area, to be closed off from all distractions. However, she then states how much she hates writing by herself and how much she enjoys the company of others and how she can't get much done when she is isolated.
3. She is not well organized, all of the sudden, she will insert a random line, such as, "Life is so interesting" on page three, 6th paragraph. I was thrown off with the randomness, and the scatter. I was really confused where she was trying to go with her writing.
Now, as for the topic, why does place matter? I think that place matters because it helps shape the story. If you plan on writing a story, usually one wants to make it authentic and represent the regionalism, so therefore, the author needs to be informed about where certain streets live. Not only does it help the readers form a picture, but it gives the book authenicity. When a story is written on a certain city, and a reader is from that city, a majority of the time if the facts are incorrect, the reader will become upset because their city was not represented well. As far as regionalism goes, one is not going to write a story about the victorian times, and they are all wearing jeans. Not only will you lose support of your readers, but one's publisher as well.
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In response to Michelle's comment about Dillard's style, I really thought it was entertaining how unorganized Dillard is in her writing. I enjoyed her random comments like "life is so interesting" because personally that is how I think most times. Yes, her randomness was a little confusing at times, but I thought that Dillard did a good job of tying all her random thoughts together by the end of "The Writing Life" and that they connected to the main point of her story: aim for the chopping block.
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