Thursday, October 13, 2016

Journal Reflection 5 - Shannon Herlihy

Generally speaking, I normally never really consider the spreadability of my everyday compositions. Most of the time, my everyday writing consists of taking notes in classes, writing in a planner, constructing academic essays or assignments, and very infrequently posting on social media website. Of the aforementioned instances of writing, the only style that truly has any real possibility of spreading to a variety of eyes are the social media posts. However, in my case, almost all of my social media accounts are private, and, therefore, the eyes that see my posts are strictly monitored by my own decision-making. If I do feel the need to post a Facebook status or share an image on Instagram, then I technically do hope it spreads to those I have selected to view my thoughts and ideas. However, as these choices are relatively limited, I’m not sure whether that would truly qualify as the spreadability of my work.

However, when considering the articles I edit for my internship with an online publication and/or the pieces I create for blogs or magazines, I do hope for a high level of spreadability. Professional work in writing and editing can easily be considered to have a higher potential of spreadability than social media posts—unless you are a relatively famous media personality. In the cases of said professional work, I typically hope for high spreadability in order to get my published work to different eyes and across various platforms. More eyes on examples of published work generally leads to a higher demand and popularity for produced pieces.


All in all, I suppose I do consider spreadability when writing, though not necessarily with my typical everyday compositions. My social media posts are monitored, and my only other everyday examples include academic work that is not meant to be public or spread to eyes other than myself, the grader, and possibly to an employer as an essential writing sample in the distant future. However, in regards to professional “everyday” writings, spreadability can arguably be considered an essential component of a produced work. Without spreadability, what’s the point of published work? 

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