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Linda Flower Writer-Based Prose: A Cognitive for Problems in Writing Summary College English Vol 41 No 1 (Sep 1979) pp 19-37

Summary: In this article it goes on discussing and comparing Writer Based-Prose and Reader Based-Prose and how it may affect both the reader and the writer. In writer based prose the writer writes what comes to his or her own mind and what makes sense to them may not make sense to the reader. This being said the writer may have a greater sense of what he/she may have in set towards their writing but the reader may not understand where the writer is trying to get the point being said in the writing cause what might be clear to read in the mind of the writer may not be clear to the reader who is reading the text. In reader based prose it reflects the purpose of what the writer thoughts so it may cause problems to the reader because they can’t really understand nor comprehend what the writer is trying to explain through the text. It’s up to the writer to make thought into a structure and a style to where the reader could understand.

Question: What are ways to get used to writing in a reader-based-prose and is writing-based-prose good for anything?

Response: It’s very difficult to get rid of the egocentric writing most of us inexperienced writer use. It takes a lot of practice, and a lot of focus. In order to write good you need to identify the reader and his/her tolerance to writing. Then when you begin writing always keep the reader in mind and find ways to share more detail in order for the reader to relate it to what he/she’s experienced before. Also big words can sometimes throw off readers, but sometimes curveballs can be very exciting to some readers and it can make it interesting. Writing-based-prose is also good for the pre-writing. It’s not good to use it regularly but when you do use it, use it as a roughdraft or a brainstorm to get your topics straight and to find mistakes and useful information.