Writing Reflection

Writing, as Wallace conveys, is a delicate craft. In order to establish a connection between the reader and writer that has "an electricity about it", the writer must remember that the reader cannot read his/her mind. Wallace notes that effective writing is remembering that you are trying to communicate with someone else. You aren't writing for yourself, but rather, the reader. He also prefers to write his drafts by hand because writing forces him to slow down in a way that can't be achieved by typing. Furthermore, the first draft will never be the best. Even an esteemed writer like Wallace admits that if he wants his writing to be interesting, he has to work for it. The gifted writers aren't always best writers, because practice is just as important.