Style

Hey friends,
So as i was reading "Writing and Rhetoric" i came across the idea of style. I have come to realize that the books and articles i enjoy reading are not unified by certain content, but a certain style.
For example i love "The Last of the Breed" by Louis La'Mour, but i really enjoy reading Orson Scott Card too. One is a Science-Fiction writer and one is a western writer. So why is it that i like both authors. It is because even though both have different deliverance they are great story tellers. I had an "AH HA" moment. I love story books. As enjoyable as deeper literatute is, if i am going to read a book on my own free will, the it better tell me a good story. Even more imporantly, this story better have a moral.
Also, i realized my own writing style needs work. What breathes live into their writings is their personality. That is what keeps the reader attentive. I have decided to let more of my personal voice come out. It may be awkward at first, but i think writing like a robot is about as exciting as two catepillars race.
So i realized that our textbook really has some great advice in it. In fact if i had been given the assignment of titling it i would have called it "Hokey Pokey Rhetoric", cause it sure can turn writing around.