Jaime's Reflection-Mem Fox

I wish had the talent, creativity, and wit like Mem Fox. She uses a lot of humor in her writing, but it’s done in a subtle way. In the first chapter of her book she mentions that there is always a watcher on the other side and that the watcher is always important to her. I feel the same way whenever I’m writing a paper, sending an email, or writing a thank you card. I feel as though the ‘watcher’ will misinterpret what I’m writing or that my writing will not make sense. I don’t know what I would do without the backspace button or liquid paper.

I think her Dream Piece assignment she mentioned in Chapter Two is a good way to get students to write creatively. I enjoyed reading Donna’s Dream Piece. Her Dream Piece had been written like the Bible. Instead of the Ten Commandments, she wrote fourteen commandments. Mem Fox responded by writing in the same style as Donna. The best part was when she said that Donna was a mighty sinner for using an apostrophe in the word “storehouses.”

The first three chapters taught me that writing has to matter. You need to care about your readers in order to be a writer. I find that so true as I have struggled to write this reflection.