week 14

To be a writer in the 21^st century means there is so much more available to you than what other writers had in the past. Today writers don’t have to use just a paper and pencil, if they don’t want to. There multiple technologies that allow for its users to be able to write. The most common and obvious is the computer keyboard. I would say that this is how most people choose to write today. Typing makes writing faster and more efficient through the editing and revising features. Some of these are even done automatically, such as the autocorrect feature. Mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets also allow users to type on a button or touchscreen keyboard. Writers are now able to write on the go, where or where ever they choose. This could mean on the bus or outside in the park. There is no limit to when or where writing can be done today through the use of technology. Furthermore, the Internet allows for writers to instantly upload and publish their writing. On the Internet users have access to writers work from literally anywhere. This provides writers with more information and sources, which expands the possibilities for all writing. With access to pictures, videos, blogs, news broadcast, etc. writers are able to learn and see more than ever before. The collaboration possibilities is also endless because now people from all over the world can look at your writing, and choose to comment or find a way to contact you.  A writer from the United States is able to see what someone from Japan has to say about his or her article instantly. This may help the writer learn more or just see what his work is like through another’s perspective that he would have never gotten if not for the Internet. Technology is improving how we write by opening what we write up to the world.