Saunders and DFW really proposed some interesting dialogue. Saunders really provoked some intriguing thoughts with advice on how to become a better writer. I thought that it was very good learning experience to hear Saunders talk about his works. I like when he talked about all the times he had a writers block and thought all his work was no good but then when he finally finished a piece it turned out better than expected and I felt that I could definitely relate to those feelings that he evoked. He also talked about how it is perfectly okay to write even when you are completely unclear as to what the purpose of your work is. As long as you write what you want to, the end result will be a new goal that you accomplished without even knowing you did it in the first place. Another point that Saunders proposed that I really felt was just great advice was when he said you have to "trim the fat" of you work so that it can be read and interpreted as efficiently as possible. All of the points that Saunders raise I though can be very easily applied to DFW's works. When DFW was talking about his perspective of the 9/11 attacks I immediately thought of how Saunders said make your work efficient and only leave what is important for the reader. DFW did this in his work as he only used subtle details that could make his reader relate to what he was talking about. DFW also used Saunders some of the techniques about writing with the purpose unknown as DFW was literally given the assignment to write this piece a day after the crisis happened. DFW had no idea what to write about and for what purpose but he wrote what he knew and that was, the feelings he was experiencing and the place where he was at the time of the attack. I think Saunders ideas can directly relate to various sections of DFW's stories and I hope to be able to continue these techniques within my own writing. I will definitely be taking the advice of Saunders "trimming the fat" technique as I find that to be the most useful aspect of writing now a days as people just want to get to the point with the most affective use of details as possible. Overall I found these two authors to be of great assistance when trying to learn about how to write short stories.
Brison Hood
I like your comment about how you can relate to Saunders when he gets writers block. I also like the realization you made about how as long as you write what you want to write, you will end up accomplishing your goal without even realizing it. This is a good idea to use when brainstorming,.
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