Composition on Composition: My Definition of Writing

Writing is a physical form of expressed ideas that transposes ethereal abstractions into concrete form just long enough to set into motion another being's imagination. Writing uses the tools of language to convey abstract thoughts into rhythms and formations, familiar or unique, that generate reactive expressive thought for both writer and reader, enabling the communication of all things human, from emotions to logic, from poetry to laboratory reports and indeed all things imaginable. The manipulation of the tools available to create writing determines how well thought is expressed, and thus determines the effectiveness of communication. There are choices to be made, and those choices frame the discourse both in form and function.

Writing is also a means of conveying what lurks within into what lurks without, for personal edification at the very least, and for sharing if one is so inclined.