Differences and similarities amongst "is everyone an author"

In the group of Anthony Heaps, Morgan Carlson, and Grace deMeurisse, there proved to be more similarities amongst our blog responses to "is everyone an author," than differences.

Some of the differences that occurred, was essentially what could be considered the same communication, in a different way. For example, as one student listed specific personal examples and comparisons of how they themselves are authors. or rather writers, another student took a more broad example of how one could be an author in their everyday life. 

Some similarities that occurred was agreement upon how everyone could potentially be an author, and the different mediums of communication. 

Writers:	Authors:
Writers are limited to written text as mediums of communication.	Authors can communicate across different media. “All writers are authors, not all authors are writers.”
Script (written artistic communication)	Director (can claim “authorship,” of films, screen writes of production as a whole, etc.).
Letters (written more towards a specific intended group of people, or one person).	Social Media Platforms (can include status updates, photos, videos that are shared to hundreds of people at once).
Personal diaries (intended for a more personal/private use)	Journals (can be published on a broad spectrum, for example scientific journals).
Notes (not traditionally intended for an audience, rather for self-reminders/reflection)	Notes (intended to communicate something to someone else including other components of communication such as art.)

*Essentially, the difference boils to intention of the audience it reaches.

Types of writing:	Why we enjoy it/despise it
Assigned prompts	It’s a chore. Essentially being told what to write, and we’re not naturally inspired to do so.
Essays	Structure does not flow with natural train of thought/speaking.
Journal entries/personal blogs	Something specific to your own natural creativity, inspiration. Can be done on your own time, at your own will.

Shopping List for Party Planning:

- Buy invitations

-Order food

-Hire a party bus guide

-Collect party supplies for me at a local drugstore.

Poem:

What a gift it would be for you to help me with my party.

The tasks I need help with are only four

I promise you  I'll not ask for more

To fill our bellies we'll need food to eat

Please call a caterer. Oh what a treat !

Also help me to write

An awesome cool looking invite

We'll need a vehicle that can hold more

Than my car. Perhaps a party bus tour ?

Meet me at party city

We'll spend no more than a fitty'

Email:

Hey! Can you please help me with ordering food, buying invitations, hiring a party bus driver, and

getting some part supplies? It would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much for your help.

The shopping list required organization such as listing tasks separately that need to get done in order

for successful planning. The poem genre required and awareness of sound and rhythm. The email was very open in ways of communication.

Is Everyone An Author ?

     The answer to the question, “Is everyone an author?” can best be answered by first defining what an author is.  In the book Everyone Is An Author they state that until recently “an author was someone whose work had been published.” An author is very closely associated with writing. The ability to put to pen and paper (computer?) thoughts, ideas, opinions, and instruction into the written (or digital) word in a forum that makes those ideas available to others is a more accurate idea of what most think of as an author.

      In order to answer the question “Is everyone an author?” I would take the understanding of what an author is even further. An author is one who expresses thought and makes it available to others usually through written word. An author is essentially a creator or an artist by this definition, which means everyone is an author. Those who have heard the philosophical idea that we are all authors of our own destiny would take no issue with this new definition of author. The idea that our thoughts, which manifest through our choices and made available for others to see through our actions is what makes us all authors. The expression of thought made available to an audience is the very work of an author. This suggests every blog post, status update, email, or even video post; which are all forms of expression or communication of the thought of the writer made available through these mediums, are the very work and act of being an author.

Collaborative Writing on Writing

What is writing?
Definition:
A form of communicative media expressed through preordained written symbols

How it’s used:
creative expression, documentation, instruction, ideas, personal journals, etc.

How does one’s persona (tone, level of formality, etc.) shift depending on your audience?

• Translate your idea into a format your audience can relate to in order to communicate effectively. 
• Overall intent of the communication influences persona 
• Level of respect or comfort-ability with the audience can alter tone/level of formality 

Why?In order to best express your message, a writer has to take into account the perceptions and interests of their audience as well as their personal vendetta regarding the outcome of their own expression. This is achieved through literary persona and tone.

Short Biography

I was born in California. I graduated Chino Hills High School on June 2006, with a 4 year varsity performing arts award, and Thespian honors. I moved out on my own when I turned 18 and lived in 3 different cities all within the same county. On Sept 27, 2012 I moved to Washington State to live with family. After several months of job searching I reluctantly applied to work at the local Mcdonalds. I spent most of my free time reading books, watching television, and learning some gardening growing plants and herbs as a hobby. I started beginners herbalism as a hobby and learning the properties of some herbal plants. In 2015 I decided to attend school to go for an Associates in Nursing; seeing that it was the most logical career in harmony with my interests. I am currently attending my first quarter at O.C.