LoBagola Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) I'm trying to improve my ability to articulate through my ability to write. I find writing my thoughts down often allows me to express them, and even some semi-related thoughts in a much more eloquent and appealing way. I plan on writing about Objectivist concepts, logic, descriptions of scenes/rooms and my own thought processes in my own words but I'd like to know where I could get some feedback when I do so. I expect to pay for it I just don't know where to go apart from university (which I don't think is worth it). I've seen some online communities like scribophile. Are there others? What about one's for Objectivist concepts? Could I potentially find a tutor for Objectivist writing? I've also thought about joining the ARI's OAC but I don't think I'm ready right now (Don't know enough and really bad at writing essays). The purpose of all this is: 1. To improve my own thought process When I'm better able to articulate a scene / concept I think I can understand it better and also retain more of that knowledge. Sometimes I think I get a concept but I feel like I'm missing some words to explain it and consequently I will forget about why I understood it later. Sort of like.... if I'm in a room and I describe it in a way which paints the room to a reader's mind (the lighting, the mood, the feel) I myself can recall it much better than if I can't describe it apart from naming off a few objects in the room. 2. to articulate and thus to communicate better with other people Edited July 14, 2013 by LoBagola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream_weaver Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 While this won't provide feedback on your writing directly, Objective Communication might be one ARI course of interest to you. Writing your thoughts down, reviewing them for clarity and/or errors can be a process of "editing your thoughts". Reviewing the responses you receive from your questions with internal questions of your own such as: Did I get a clear answer to my question - i.e. did I frame my question clearly. if I did not, Was it the question that I asked? How can I ask it differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Perhaps there are some good Writer's Forums where people share and critique each other's work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Danneskjold Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 If you'd like you could always send me a message; just whatever you're working on sorting out. I'm no professional or anything, but my opinions are always free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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