National Day on Writing

 

 

What is the National Day on Writing?

The U.S. Senate passed Resolution S.298, designating October 20, 2011 as the National Day on Writing.  The Hume Writing Center joined in celebrating writing by asking students to contribute to our "wall of writing" on October 18, 19, and 20.  Students were asked to writing down what they liked about writing on a post-it.. 

Below are samples of what Stanford students wrote:  

 

"I love writing because, done right, it can liberate the spirit and the soul."

"Writing saved me when I was at my worst: I wrote my screams into poetry and my hopes into prose; I divorced the feelings that threatened to engulf me and made them into something beautiful. Writing is the deepest truth I know."

"I believe writing is important because it provides people with a clear way to express themselves. Writing does not limit, instead it opens doors to communication that would otherwise remain inaccessible."

"Writing is the soul’s song manifest on paper."

"Unlock your mind"

"Writing is the expression of your ever-changing individuality."

"Because it’s an awesome fun form of expression."

"I like writing because it allows me to express myself in a variety of situations, ranging from literary critiques to business plans."

"I love the full range of emotion that writing can convey, and the revelation of the personality behind the creations."

"Creativity."

"I love being able to express myself through the creativity of language and the freedom of the written word."

"My mom is a professional writer, my dad was an English major; I like writing because it reminds me of home, and reading with my parents when I was little."

"I like writing because it makes me feel powerful to have the time and space to put a strong argument on paper. I shall persuade the world 1 word at a time."

"I write because I want to give people the same feeling I get when I read something amazing—that overpowering rush, that inability to think about anything else."

"I love writing because it gives me an avenue of expression that is not available through strict rules or computations. It serves as a personal and historical record and is authentic by nature." 

"Sometimes writing actually clarifies your thoughts…other times it just soothes your mind."

"Writing is thinking."

"Writing is creating."