Development of Cover Letter and Resume

It is clear that between the initial cover letter and the final draft the writer did alot of work correcting and revising certain aspects. Not only did minor grammatical errors get fixed but information became more organized, and the content became more relevant. More emphasis was put on how the writer could learn and adapt while working for the company but that did not detract from the fact that she already had experience working.

Within the different drafts the suggestions that were given also seemed to make an impact on the final letter. It is obvious that the writer listened to, and put to use, the different ideas and suggestions. Not only did the letter become more fluid, but the tone became more authoritative.

Social Perspective

According to Faigley's definition of the "social perspective" a person cannot communicate effectively without researching and understanding the environment that they are trying to communicate within. Bearing this in mind it is necessary to study the environment that you are writing in so that your communication is understood by all necessary parties. If there is no understanding of the environment then you run the risk of being completely misunderstood. It is also necessary to be flexible in your communications because the environment will continue to change after you have finished your writing. If you cannot continue to change and develop your ideas then the communication becomes hindered and therefore unnecessary.

Selzer is very convincing about his research of Nelson's research, and that is due to the fact that his knowledge of Nelson's writing habits is so extensive. He proved many times that he had studied Nelson's style and observed his work and writing. One way that he proved that he had studied Nelson's work was to mention how Nelson would reuse information from past reports and writings. Another form of proof is that he knew Nelson's writing style so could safely say how he used contractions, personal pronouns and formed sentences. Selzer also fully understood Nelson's revision method and knew approximately how long it would take to write, revise, and have typed the report that he was working on. Such extensive knowledge of Nelson's writing style can only suggest that he spent time carefully studying and observing Nelson so that he could understand his writing style.

Professional Writers and their titles

Professional writers have many different titles due to the fact that there are so many different fields for professional writers to work in, but three job titles that professional writers could have are corporate writers, editors and authors. A corporate writer is someone who writes for a corporation in fields such as marketing communications and public relations, technical writing, and internal communications. Editors look over a writer's work, offer suggestions and propose revision ideas. An editor can also plan specific publications, decide what readers would be most interested in and oversee certain publications. An author is either a fiction or nonfiction writer who creates original material for many different types of publications.

For me the most interesting aspect of professional writing would be learning the finer points of fiction writing so that I can one day work in a publsihing house. More specifically, the editing aspect would be what I wanted to learn more about so that once I graduate I can find work in a publishing house as an editor of some kind.