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One common theme i found amongst the chapters in reading, is the importance of authenticity when you’re writing. It kind of connects with the assignment we did last week with writing our own blogs versus seeing what AI comes up with, its the definition of authentic ( the ones we come up with), then the one AI comes up with, being unauthentic. It happens way to often with writing, i see it all the time in newspapers and blogs that i follow. Be more authentic in your writing!

Authenticity shows the nature of the writer, brings out the voice and makes for an easier read. When we sit down to write—whether it’s a journal entry, a blog post, or something else—it’s easy to feel like we have to become someone else. We reach for big words, complicated sentences, or a tone that doesn’t sound anything like us

In On Writing Well it shows you that the best writing happens when we stop trying to impress and start trying to communicate. Across his chapters on unity, leads and endings, trimming clutter, and finding our voice, he keeps circling one simple truth: writing feels alive when it has a clear purpose and an honest voice behind it.

Unity is the focus of Chapter 8. Zinsser says that readers will follow you anywhere as long as you know where you’re going. There’s something comforting—and freeing—about that. It means you don’t need to pack everything you know into one piece. You just need to stay steady, keep the thread, and trust that your main idea is enough. When a piece drifts, readers feel it. They could get bored, and move on and likely click off. But when it stays grounded, it becomes easier and more enjoyable to write and to read.

Everyone knows the feeling of staring at an empty page wondering how to start. Zinsser’s advice feels almost like a sigh of relief: don’t overthink it. Just begin. A good lead should simply invite the reader in, the way you might open the door for a friend. And the ending? It doesn’t need fireworks. It just needs to leave the reader feeling that the journey made sense. A good way to wrap it up, making the reader feel satisfied. We don’t need to be perfect and overthink to the extent of stressing about wrapping it up.

The theme this week felt personal to me on a level. It’s important to know your voice and writing with your voice- it becomes powerful. You feel it, it connects with you and the listener, and makes for quite the read. Leading for you to become fulfilled with the product and the way of your writing.