I think this is very interesting. I like how she compares writing to sketching, and how it will almost complete itself: "You might call what I practice here "learned faith." I did not always know that the writing knew what it was doing" (69). I relate to this because I never know where I'm going with my writing until I finish it. I'm not a planner. If I plan, my writing comes out forced and too structured; there is not flow and definitely no personality or enjoyability. It's interesting to read that other people have this same process, as most of the writing learned in our early years is always taught to be planned.
Another main aspect I can relate to is getting excited about plot changes. "The writing knew~and l didn't~that on page 93 an intruder would crawl through a window and my heroine would need that gun" (70). For me, the only good writing I can produce is in the moment of writing it. It's that incredible moment when you realize that, for example, the intruder would crawl through the window. You get excited, giddy, and almost child-like with your unknown creativity. I often wonder what it would be like to have access to that creativity all the time, but it would definitely make writing way less fun.
One random, tiny piece of information grabbed my attention: "Many people-"nonwriters" if there is such a thing..." (71). I don't believe there is such a thing, at least in American culture. There are plenty of languages that don't have a writing system, but I'm sure these people still find ways to "write." Everybody who learns to write is a writer. Everybody who doesn't is one too. You don't have to be a published, famous writer to be considered one. There isn't a requirement for good or bad writing. Everything is artful, and as long as there is intent behind it, it can be considered writing.
