I can see how this is different from the other quotes. I don't really agree with this quote because if you used your life experience it would be longer tan one book so I don't really agree the other quotes say to use your experiences to write stories. And I think using your life experiences as stories. If you put them all together then you could say you sleek from you heart or from empathy and writing drains you. Use ideas from anything in wrong you stories. This is what I take from it all what about y'all?
I do agree with Nikki Giovanni because writers do write from things they think about often or feel strongly about.
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ashley hannah
8/22/2013 07:22:09 am
I agree with micah that's is what I was thinks aswell
Christopher Reed
8/22/2013 09:28:59 pm
I Also agree with micah because i feel the same way
Brandon Kight
8/22/2013 03:00:57 am
I agree because I think it is true that most writers do not admit that they don't write from experience.
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Kyla Roginski
8/22/2013 03:09:57 am
I do and don't agree with this quote. This quote is different from one other quote for me, the last quote explains how your daily experiences can make a great story. The first quote is similar to this quote because to me they are just saying writing is just words on a piece of paper. If you would make one big quote from the last three, it would most likely say to write about your daily experiences, but not always because everything you see can't always be a good story. I do and don't agree with this quote because you can't only use your experiences in your writing, you also have to use imagination.
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Peyton Gosdin
8/22/2013 03:10:53 am
I agree with the quote. Some of the best books are based off things that have never happend to the author. Books based on true events are a good example.
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Hannah C
8/22/2013 03:11:00 am
I agree and disagree because writers do sometimes write from experience. They also sometimes do not write from experience, some can imagine and make up amazing storys that were not from experience.
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ashley hannah
8/22/2013 07:23:35 am
I agree with Hannah different writers write different ways
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Kenzi Liles
8/22/2013 09:22:02 am
Hannah I agree completely!! that was the exact same thing I was thinking from the beginning! I'm glad someone think like me!!
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Hannah Lee
8/22/2013 03:11:12 am
I agree with the fact that most writing comes from empathy. But I disagree that people don't write from experience, because experience has such an empact on the way you think and write and see things.
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Madigan Hipes
8/22/2013 03:11:25 am
This opinion is differs greatly from the last two. This one may be true in some cases, other times it may not be true. It's really just a matter of opinion. To me, it really just depends on your mindset. One piece of advice would be, write what you feel, if you want to write about an experience, go for it. If you want to write anything even if you haven't experienced it, go for it.
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Lilly Linthicum
8/22/2013 03:14:45 am
I don't agree, because this can be exhibited through many writers works(including my favorite lemony snicket).Ex The Metamorphosis is said to be one of Franz Kafka’s best works of literature, it reflects on his life expirences
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Kyla Roginski
8/22/2013 11:06:50 am
I love Lemony Snicket's "Series of Unfortunate events"!
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Haley Hutto
8/22/2013 03:15:32 am
It is very apparent on how this quote and how the others are different. Yet it's an opposing I can sit all day and write a out things that aren't real and things I have never experienced. Real life experience takes a lot of thought and a good story
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Shayla page
8/22/2013 04:07:28 am
The last two authors feel that stories come from your own experiences while this author feels that they come from empathy. The writers are trying to explain that good writers can write a story that comes naturally to them and different writers can get the idea differently.
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Johnnasia Bennett
8/22/2013 05:11:51 am
I think it means that writers usually write about something they have seen or that has happened to them phsyically so thats how they usually write story and poems. I mean i do the same thing I write about something that has happened to me but with different names
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Tori Reed
8/22/2013 05:49:39 am
I both agree and disagree with this. On agreeing, yes most writers are reluctant to admit that they don't write from experience. Differing from agreeing, I do not believe you don't write from experience. I have had several things happen in my lifetime that I could write a great long book about. I guess it depends all on how interesting of a life the author has. Not all authors would agree.
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Jorgelina Manna
8/22/2013 05:51:07 am
I somewhat agree yet disagree with this quote. It's different from other quotes in that most say that writers write from their own experiences. I think that writers stories can come from real experiences or experiences that aren't real, it doesn't necessarily have to be from one or the other.
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Winter
8/22/2013 05:57:55 am
I agree with this!!!!
it takes empathy and imagination to really make a story and make it keep on going from book 1 to book 2 and so on
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Emily Miller
8/22/2013 06:10:19 am
Well first off, it is similar to the first quote because of the hint of sarcasm in it. I also feel It is relating to they`re personal thoughts about writing. I disagree with this quote because people use experience in every day journal entries let alone published books. empathy also is in plenty of books but I feel this person is right some book are empathized and I wasn't sure about what it meant but now I do I know that it means its never happened to you but you say how you think it would be and a ton of writers do this!
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Spencer Clark
8/22/2013 06:12:39 am
it differs from the two authors because empathy meaning can imagine which id the opposite of having experienced which is what the last two authors wrote from. It could differ on the type of imagination someone has. Maybe to just wright about something that has meaning or purpose to you.
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Lyndon Tinch
8/22/2013 06:17:40 am
This disagrees with the last to quotes because, they say that writers don't right from there experience which is what the last two author said. Nikki is saying the exact opposite of what the other two are saying. She/he is saying that empathy is what writers write about.
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Cole
8/22/2013 06:20:44 am
I don't agree with this quote because there is a large variety of books that are written from personel experiences/encounters. Although it is evident that most books are not true events , it isn't exactly true to say that writers derive their ideas from empathy; the definition of empathy defines an understanding of another's feelings, that is not what most books are written from most books are written from like I said earlier, personal experience or a writers imagination......not from empathy. I believe in a way all the three quotes are like the three different types of writing, the first one involved writing about inner emotion, the second was about imagination of the topics in your head, and this one is about writing from empathy.
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Alyssa Gibson
8/22/2013 06:24:54 am
I disagree with this quote because you can write more and be more descriptive when you have experience in the category you are writing about. It differs from the other quotes because in the other ones, the think of anything to write and that includes thinking about past EXPERIENCES. So in conclusion, I disagree with this quote!
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Lot morales
8/22/2013 06:39:17 am
I don't agree with this. I think it is easier to write a book if you have life experiences so you know how to write it cause you half been in that situation.
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Sam Scibelli
8/22/2013 06:46:54 am
I agree and disagree with this quote. I agree with this quote because a lot of writers do write from empathy and can imagine what it would be like to go through the things they're writing about. I disagree with quote because I remember that the last quote states that writers get a lot of their writing material from things that happen to them in their daily lives. To truly be a great writer you have to use your imagination and your experiences. That's why I agree and disagree with this quote.
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Drake Lopez
8/22/2013 07:01:30 am
This quote disagrees with the other two quotes because it is saying that instead of writing of experiences in their life it is all from empathy. I disagree and agree with this because I think that writing should be made of both experience and empathy. Maybe sometimes more of empathy or more of experience, but not just of one of them.
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Annabelle Hicks
8/22/2013 07:16:51 am
This post isn't quite different than the last one. It just gets more specific in sating that they don't write what they've been through but what they emphasize from others life experiences. Basically you write what you feel what you see. Basically your every day life.
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Mollie
8/22/2013 07:17:37 am
I mostly disagree with this quote. I disagree with the fact that writers don't write from experience, because some of them do, although it is true that some writers or most even, write from empathy or imagination. I think when Giovanni states that most writers are reluctant to admit that they don't write from experience, that that just depends on who the writer is and what they wrote about. I disagree with the fact that you can or could only get one book out of experiences because some people are good at taking their everyday life and making stories out of it.
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Oscar got dat Steeeeez
8/22/2013 07:19:13 am
This quote is controversial. The writer of the quote obviously takes things at face value. Alot of things can translate to a book or poem. You just have to have the mind set and the creativity. This is different from the other two quotes because they were two authors who didnt take things at face value. Orson didnt go to space and kill thousands of buggers. Or have anything to do with juvenile military employment. I dont believe this quote to be true.
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Jordan Toddy
8/22/2013 07:31:30 am
This differs a lot from the other quotes because it is saying that you take writing from empathy while the others are saying that you take writing from life experience, and how different people write. I agree and disagree with this quote because you can get writing from empathy (in your head) and real life experience. All of there ideas combined would tell you that just write how you want to write don't let to many people influence you just write like how you are.
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Mollie
8/22/2013 07:37:35 am
This opinion differs from the last two authors because Givovanni is saying that writers do not get ideas from experience, while the other two quotes explain that writers do get ideas from experience. To harmonize all the quotes messages I would say, To get ideas for writing draw thoughts from your experiences, imagination, and empathy.
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Tugi
8/22/2013 07:42:25 am
This quote is saying if you write from experience you will not succeed in making money. Money is the only important thing in the world; every thing else is just a obstacle. The quote also says you should write from empathy. I strongly disagree with this quote because almost every great books come from experience. When you are writing you get more encouragement if you experience something.
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marian
8/22/2013 07:46:48 am
i think that writers dont write completely from expieience but do put the things in there writing writing like how j.k. Rowling made ron weasly a poor character based on her personal expieirience so i think have to say i disagree
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Jacob Cornell
8/22/2013 07:47:59 am
I can easily see how this quote is different from the other two. The other two are different because they say that you have to let all of your feelings and experiences out (bleed) to write, and the other says that most story ideas pass by you every day (the story ideas would be your experiences). However, this quote says that most stories come from empathy and not experience. I would have to agree more with this quote because most of the best stories did not come from experience. I can tell for sure that books like the Harry Potter series, Hunger games series, and The Graveyard Book were not experienced in real life by their authors. My piece of writer advice is this: There are so many stories out there that you can write about, and personal experience, imagination, and empathy can all help to make every story better.
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Brittany ☺
8/22/2013 07:48:42 am
I disagree because some people like to write about their life and might make a lot of short stories or poems. I had to write a lot of stories about trips and about my life when I was in elementary school. :\
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Brittany
8/22/2013 07:49:49 am
The smiley face I added after my name doesn't really look like a smiley face. -.-
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Taylor Alarcon-Cometta
8/22/2013 07:51:33 am
Well the first quote said that you should write from experience and the second one said that you should write about things going on around you. This quote is different because its says that you should understand what a character is going through but not write about past experiences. I think that you should write from experience, whats going on around you, and empathy (not just one)
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kassidy carter!!!!!
8/22/2013 08:00:44 am
i dont fully agree with this quote because not all authors write like that. the other two quotes say that you bleed it or you come across ideas all day but only good ones recognize it. this quote did not say that it says you basically make it as you feel or imagine it.
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Maggie Dent
8/22/2013 08:05:00 am
I disagree and agree with this quote because I believe that it depends on the writer, at least for me I feel that my best writing is inspired by events in my life, however some people can think of great ideas that do not pertain to their life. This author is different from the two previous author because they both say that writing is more from you soul and the ideas are inspired events that you have been through or witnessed,
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Emily Smith
8/22/2013 08:19:08 am
This quote from Nikki differs with the previous quotes because she is saying that you write from empathy not by experience, while the other two quotes are saying that you write from experience and nothing else
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Emily Smith
8/22/2013 08:21:25 am
oh and I forgot to put this in there but I do agree
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Gianna Gray
8/22/2013 09:21:54 am
This quote is saying how people write to please or relate to people while the other two quotes are saying , write how you feel and its about you and what you think. i agree with the other two quotes more than this one.
I also do not agree because if u do write you write what u want or feel so most people write about experience
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Kenzi Liles
8/22/2013 09:30:23 am
To be honest, at first I didn't see the difference. But just like Hannah C. and I'm sure others, I agree and disagree. I agree because if you based everything off experience, people wouldn't want to buy it. I disagree because, some personal experiences are interesting enough to be shared. J.K. Rowling is my example, she based her book off of her real life experiences. But I also believe that if she didn't put a fictional cover or overcoat to it, it probably wouldn't sell.
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Maydali Perez
8/22/2013 09:31:40 am
Both are different. If you want to write on what you have experienced then write it . Or what you feel
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Eliot Hamilton
8/22/2013 09:46:30 am
No, I do not agree with this quote. I do not agree with this quote because many writers write from expierence and some have many books. But they can also write from empathy and have many books. Writers use both of the types of writing in this quote.
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Kiana Polanin
8/22/2013 09:49:03 am
I personally do not agree with Nikki Giovanni's thought on writing. I strongly believe that most authors write from experiences, encounters, and emotions of their own. The last two authors of the quotes we have read, believe that writing comes from the stories around you and from within you. This author thinks that the stories people write about come from empathy. To me it doesn't matter where you get the idea for a story from, you can write about experiences, encounters, emotions, empathy, imagination, stories from around you, or stories from within you. They all would make very good books.
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Eliot Hamilton
8/22/2013 09:50:30 am
Sorry I did not give you ideas I have about the writing yet. What I had in mind was to have something to do with magic, fantasy, adventure, and friendship. I was going to try to use some of the ideas from the Hobbit and Harry Potter. So overall I was going to try to write a fictional story.
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Gabi
8/22/2013 10:18:37 am
I agree and disagree I mean yeah some author write a book on things they hear or see but some author really do right from experience like many hualcoust books I have read we're righten by survivers so I agree to disagree
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Justice
8/22/2013 10:20:18 am
This opinion on writing is different from the last because there saying you don't write from pass experiences but you write out of empathy.
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katarina
8/22/2013 10:59:00 am
in my bias i don't agree with this quote because you don't see just a random person with no experience just plastered as an author in a library, the ones who have written the best books must have a life time experience, empathy definitely isn't good enough to write an awarded book, also if u as what i like to say reading in between the lines which is comprehending what your reading you will understand that the quote is very much alike like the last quote which pretty much said the same things except the last quote was explaining how a person could find some awesome ideas only if they just open there eyes to the surroundings around them
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Maxine Shermn
8/22/2013 11:22:01 am
I agree yet disagree with this quote. I agree because most Authors use their imagination to create characters and situations that have never crossed the authors path in real life. I disagree because some writers do contribute some of their experiences into their writings for example J.K. Rowling. It all depends on the writers creativity.
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Reagan Hall
8/22/2013 11:28:09 am
I agree with Katarina. But I do not agree with the quote, not all authors write from empathy, as J.K. Rowling explained in her speech, she put her life into that book. Her feelings, experiences, everything, and created a novel that still outsells Twilight.
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Luke
8/22/2013 12:13:05 pm
The difference between this poem and the other two, is that this one believes that you cannot create novels from past experience, while the other two say that it is the easiest thing in the world. Summarized, there are many ways to truly write a book, just as long as you put your heart and soul into it.
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Kylee Lynn
8/22/2013 12:27:06 pm
I agree & disagree with this quote. While I do believe that writing from your mind and not experience can make for a great story ( Ex. Hunger Games. ) However, writing from experience can really help you reader understand and relate to your story. A lot of authors did not have a devastating tragedy happen in their life so they can't writ off of experience but if you can I believe you should. Writing is a great way to tell people your story and to relieve yourself of the pain bottled up from your past experiences. Both experience based and imagination based stories can be great! Write about whatever suits you!
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Joseph.R
8/22/2013 12:45:12 pm
I disagree with this quote to make a great good in depth book that will make the reader feel like there in the book you have to have some expire nice but you can be really creative and draw the same audience because you will be more open minded in Ideas it could go either way.
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Allison Lockwood
8/22/2013 02:11:09 pm
I agree with this quote in some ways because you can write from anything even if it is not one of your experience. In my opinion you can write from anything as long as you can make a story out of it. The way you get your idea or inspiration from a story depends on the writer. This quote differs from the quote from yesterday because yesterday's quote stated that writing comes from life experiences, where this quote is saying it doesn't.
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Ava
8/22/2013 09:28:24 pm
I disagree with this quote. I believe that readers do often write from experience, as it helps then be more in depth if they can relate to the story their writing. I also agree that writers do write from empathy if they have never felt a certain emotion they are trying to show. These quotes are different because they are practically opposites to each other- both disagreeing on what the writer is writing about. :)
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remington
8/23/2013 10:24:30 am
This quote differs from the other quote because the others say experiance help writers write books while this one is saying it is more about empathy. Yes you could use all of them in one device because you can use experiance and empathy all in one one writting
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Elizabeth
8/23/2013 10:27:30 am
I don't agree with the quote because I believe that you should always write from experience.
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Alexis sanders
8/25/2013 05:56:48 am
I dont agree because I think if I was a writer then I would write from experience
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Darcie Hooker
8/25/2013 09:39:45 am
Well I will agree on this because you cant write a good story without a lot of heart felt imagination and feeling. I mean a good story will have you asking for more but a great story wont have to make you ask, it will have you so attached that you just keep reading and keep getting pulled closer and closer to the character that you finish the story and don't realize what happened. You were so lost in the story from the feeling and empathy.
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bradley hardin
9/8/2013 08:21:37 am
i think it means you dont need life experience to write a good story you also need empathy.
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griffin
9/19/2013 12:04:20 pm
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conner brighton
9/24/2013 10:19:00 am
I agree and disagree with this quote because people write many books from experience and people also write many books from empathy. On number one I don't see the difference but in number two it differs because in number two the person wants you to write in experience not I empathy.