i find Orwell to be my favorite of these authors that we were assigned to read recently. i think this is primarily because he covers more bases than Didon does- he builds stories around his reasoning, as well as giving a big span of time, referring from 'perhaps the age of five or six' to 'throughout the past ten years'. he expands a lot and gives detail, beyond just the 'why' of writing, even beyond why he himself writes, but applies why others write in general as well.
something i really enjoyed about both authors was how they seemed to me to be aware of their writing skills and talents; i imagine them speaking their essay with their heads held high and a confident aura, yet they still have a down-to-earth feel to them and perhaps casual air.
i myself write simply because it's what feels good to me. i've been writing about as long as i've been reading, which is practically forever, save a couple years. i write because i have some sort of purpose, many times because i have to- either i need to get something out of my head, or it's assigned. even when something is assigned to me, i take pleasure in writing it for the most part. as a general rule, i only write when i'm inspired or want to write. if not, it defeats the purpose of it; the words that come out are jumbled and inappropriate. i think most people's writing would improve greatly if that were the case, but maybe that's just me.
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