Joan Didion

When I am asked who admire most, I have a new answer. I used to not know and just give the answer of Walt Disney. I have discovered in past years that Walt Disney isn't as amazing as I once thought. My new answer is Joan Didion.

When I grow up, I would love to be this lady. She is known as the master of the personal essay. Since she is so great, I have decided to dedicate this post to her.

Didion was born in 1934. She got her first job writing for Vogue. She has also written for The New York Times, The Saturday Evening Post, and Life.

Most importantly, she has writing a personal essay down perfectly. In her essay "Why I Write," she said, "I write entirely to find our what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear."

Didion is right. A personal essay is completely for yourself. No one can tell you what your essay is about. A personal essay is about discovery and answers. I will definitely be visiting some of Didion's essays in future posts.