In simpler terms, writing is a craft because it requires practice, persistence, and can be taught to those who are willing to learn. Writing is a craft because it takes “the artistic skill or technique with which an author puts together narrative and other elements in order to convey meaning and produce effect” ( Massachusetts 2017 English Language Arts and Literacy Framework). But let me break it down into what I think fits best, and addresses what we’ll be focusing on this year.
With a google search, you can find many ways to define craft. Now I see my answer is even in that explanation, but when you’re trying to break into the writing world with little to no experience, the lingo can make it even more daunting. To me, craft meant the arts and crafts you did for fun, or basically required the changing of an object to create art. I’ll admit it, when I first heard writing referred to as a craft in my early semesters of college, I didn’t understand why. As many now say, practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent.
If you have any other tools you like to use, please comment here or on the previous post. Allow yourself room to breathe and view each tool as a reference and not a law as you work through another writer’s writing methods. There are so many tools to develop your craft that they can be overwhelming. Are you dedicated to a year of honing your craft in 2023? Don’t forget that honing your craft can be the step that takes you from being a writer to an author.
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