Leaving Brushstrokes on the Page: Writing that Grabs you and Demands Attention

Authors

• Lauren Brown, University of Massachusetts Boston

Abstract

Lauren Brown is a biology major and film minor from Firestone, Colorado. She “adores writing” and enjoyed the freedom in experimentation with voice in this essay. She says, “I loved being exposed to different forms of writing a paper that all fell under analysis or research. There are so many ways to be flexible with style and incorporate your own voice that I was able to see, analyze, and try myself.” Lauren also wanted to explore “how education often sucks the joy out of writing as an artform and makes it into something easily replicated by a site like ChatGPT.” She is proud to have created something unique and different from the pieces she had written during high school. Lauren is also “just a gal with a ridiculously large earring collection and a love for a lil treat,” as well as a documentary addict and crime fan. She says that her crime fascination is what led to her major in biology which she “intends to use to pursue a master’s degree in forensic science.”

Recommended Citation

Brown, Lauren (2024) "Leaving Brushstrokes on the Page: Writing that Grabs you and Demands Attention," Undercurrents: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Composition: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/undercurrents/vol4/iss1/3