T. C. Boyle
The author talks about how technology has somewhat ruined the revising process. Instead of typing up the copy on a type writer than looking over the copy and, by hand, making precise corrections that can be visible by anyone. The process can all be done on the computer by simply deleting the mistake and making the change seamlessly without anyone noticing. This makes me question the way that I revise my final pieces. Should I highlight things I believe to be changed and make notes that clarify the change then on a new document make the changes, keeping a similar revision process?
Paul Simon
By coming up with a solid base melody and improvising cliché type versus, Paul Simon can get the general idea of the song down. Then through revision he begins to develop meaningful lyrics and as he says “it starts to become alive.” He criticizes the ways other artists’ work who give up on an idea if they cannot get it all down in one “burst of energy.” He says to be patient and keep working on an idea. I believe patience is a very important part in revision and will help me when revising my own work.
Grant Achatz
Grant starts off making his dishes with a few key ingredients in mind. This applies to my writing in the sense that I need to start off which a few key ideas or ingredients that will cook up a delicious creation. He layers his ingredients accordingly and makes sure everything fits perfectly in place. This means I need to be precise while writing. After getting the general idea of what my paper needs to be, I just need to start cooking. By trying out different recipes leading to the same end goal, I can have a little taste of each different approach on my writing until the perfect piece is created and it only needs a slight tweaking after that.
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