Greetings, Teaching Writing bloggers (do we need an acronym?)! After class last week, I kept thinking about Rebecca's question, which is paraphrased above. When I finally had my answer (about myself), it was days after class, which got me thinking that WE NEED A BLOG!! So I've created this one as a space where we can enter comments, questions, concerns, etc. as they occur to us, rather than being bound by our once a week meetings.
So here's my response: I know when a work is done because as I re-read it, I feel a sense of calm overtake me. I smile at the last line, and my mind almost immediately starts thinking about other things. That's it; I've left the zone!
How do you know?
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So, I've been pondering this question since Tuesday...aaaand I believe I've discovered my answer.
I know when a work is done the moment I can review my piece of writing and feel like I've created a new thought or idea to share with society. And at the very least, if the initial concept is not originally of my own, I know I am done when I have created a new and innovative lens at which to view an old idea.
Interestly enough, as I sat here reading Emerson for another class, I stumbled upon the perfect quote to sum up my answer:
"Therefore we love the poet, the inventor, who in any form, whether in an ode, or in an action, or in looks and behavior, has yielded us a new thought. He unlocks our chains, and admits us to a new scene."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The Poet"
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