Keith Hjortshoj’s “Lines, Loops, and Delays” and Don Murray’s “The Essential Delay: When Writer’s Block Isn’t”.
The Timing of Writing:
Keith Hjortshoj’s “Lines, Loops, and Delays” and Don Murray’s “The Essential Delay: When Writer’s Block Isn’t”
[Read Keith Hjortshoj’s “Lines, Loops, and Delays” and Don Murray’s “The Essential Delay: When Writer’s Block Isn’t,” both available in the assigned readings folder on Canvas. Hjortshoj’s chapter is excerpted from his remarkable book, Understanding Writing Blocks. I highly recommend this slim and precise book.]
Overview: Although “mindfulness” as a term doesn’t overly appear in these two readings by Don Murray and Keith Hjortshoj, their ideas speak to misunderstandings about the timing of the writing experience.
[To earn a “Complete,” cover each of these three points with the expected word count in the designated area on Discussion Board.]
1. Post a 200+ word summary of Keith Hjortshoj’s “Lines, Loops, and Delays”: open with a sentence or two encapsulating the main point of this reading, followed by several sentences covering supporting or secondary points.
2. Post a 200+ word summary of Don Murray’s “The Essential Delay: When Writer’s Block Isn’t”: open with a sentence or two encapsulating the main point of this reading, followed by several sentences covering supporting or secondary points.
3. Synthesize the readings from Hjortshoj and Murray. In 75+ words, identify one or more overlaps between these chapters and address this question: how are the misunderstanding they describe examples of mindless writing?
