“There, I’m done!” says Karol as she finishes the first draft of her paper. “No wait, let me fix these typos first… does this sentence make sense with the rest of the paragraph… should I include more details to make my ideas more clear… should I replace this sentence with this one…” Finally, writing is a process. The moment where you, as a writer, feel that your final draft is complete, that is the perfect moment to return to your writing and improve it.

Writing is a challenge given that my first language is Spanish and I constantly translate my ideas from Spanish to English. Most of the time this works, but other times it is a complete disaster! Spanish idioms are completely different from English idioms. This difference impedes me from completing a clean English piece of writing. Nonetheless, I do not allow my imperfections to dull my willingness to write. In class, Professor Starr constantly mentions that writing is a social activity where different writers engage in conversations. I implemented this idea to my “Karol Oviedo Post #4” where I continue with the conversation of the dystopian society in the book Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart. I say, “according to girls’ behavior in this book, they have to receive respect by having their significant other be aware that they could have an affair with others also. To this day, that action is not deserving of respect […]” This quote emphasizes how Grillbitch allows herself to be mocked. As a way of demonstrating she deserves respect, she decided to make herself look like she is surrounded by other men who are taking advantage of her. I contributed to this conversation by saying that this immorality comes from the dystopian society she lives in.

Another way to look at how writing is a conversation is when one is discussing the reading. The most imperative deed when engaging in a group discussion is to listen to what others have to say in order to react to it. If one does not listen, the conversations will remain one-sided.