Critical Essay - A Writer's Purpose
August/09/2025 05:12 PM Filed: Critical Essays
© Julia Charpentier
What motivates a writer to write? An interesting test reveals an author's purpose more than a carefully phrased answer. After completing a work, create a sample file. Then evaluate common catalysts and temporarily delete this material:
1) Paragraphs or scenes containing violence.
2) Paragraphs or scenes containing sex.
3) References to religious doctrine.
4) References to political ideology.
One stimulus may have saturated a work. Yet the most inspired and talented nonfiction authors build upon a unique foundation, such as experience, passion, and enlightenment. Fiction writers establish intrigue and suspense without gratuitous descriptions flooding the manuscript. Commercial endeavors rely on action and controversy for marketing, resulting in greater reliance on immersion techniques.
A percentage of all test files will be deleted. It is those still intact that have the greatest potential to leave a lasting impression in literature.