Extra Credit

The writer, Lili Wright, read some of her essays on Thursday night. She was the winner of the Southern Indiana Review nonfiction contest. Her writings were about a verity of things that went on in her life. She is a very good writer, and I learned a lot about writing from her.

She first spoke about her mother and father’s relationship. She used a verity of metaphors and language to make her essay really interesting and entertaining. The next thing she spoke about was when she was younger and she did not want any children. She related well with her audience and added some comedy to make you entertained. The next essay she read was how things had changed in her life and she now really wanted children. She wrote about how kids are all she thought about and the fact that she tried almost anything to have them, but sadly never did. It was very interesting to see how her feelings changed. The next essay she read was very emotional and sad. It was about how right before her trip to Spain she lost her baby. It was a very detailed description about how that event happened; it really kept the reader engaged. The next essay she read was about her trip to Spain. It was interesting to see her point of view of Spain. She also read an essay about her daughter’s point of view of Spain. I really enjoyed this one, because it was very interesting to make an essay from that point of view. She lastly spoke about a driving lesson she had to drive stick shift when she was still in Spain. This was a very funny piece and was very entertaining.

I thought she was a very good writer and I was very surprised how descriptive she was. This technique really made her essay’s that much more interesting. I might try to incorporate more descriptive images in my writing. I really enjoyed her writings, and I learned a lot about the different ways you can get your point across to the reader.