The Maker's Eye Murray
“The Maker’s Eye” is an essay written by Donald Murray and was first published in October 1973 in a magazine called The Writer. Murray breaks down the differences in the thoughts and processes between professional and amateur writers. In this essay Murray informs readers about the importance and process of revising and rewriting because he believes that a piece of writing is never perfect in the eye of the writer.
Murray talks about the “Maker’s eye” quite a bit in this essay. To him, this “eye” represents the innerworkings and thoughts of the writer. He believes that a piece of work is never complete in the eyes of the writer. Murray cites the Russian writer Tolstoy as saying, “all of this must be rewritten; this is how I should have written
Murray talks about the “Maker’s eye” quite a bit in this essay. To him, this “eye” represents the innerworkings and thoughts of the writer. He believes that a piece of work is never complete in the eyes of the writer. Murray cites the Russian writer Tolstoy as saying, “all of this must be rewritten; this is how I should have written