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.