The reason for writing that most closely resonates with me is "I discover how much at I know that I didn't know I knew. Writing educates me." When I write it's almost always for a class assignment, I don't write to get my feelings out because I feel like its easier to just say them. So when I write I feel like it shows how much you really know about something. When he says writing educates you I believe it does, because you can't write about a topic i great detail unless you know it well. Sometimes when I'm writing it will just come together and I will discover things I didn't know I knew.
The advice Murray gave that helped me the most is lead, selection and length. The lead in some cases for me I need to work on. Something that sets the tone for the essay and contains and interesting contradiction, question or surprise. Getting the attention of the reader happens in that first sentence so it needs to be a great one. As far as selection this is also very important because staying on topic is key and sometimes I stray too far off the topic in order to get the appropriate word length. I have to use more quotes, facts, and ideas about the central topic in order to get to that length. This applies directly to the feature article I am writing now, for the 8 page length requirement I thought I may have to go a little off topic, but I will revise and make sure I didn't.
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