My story as a writer has constantly changed as I've gotten older and experienced new writing situations in my job field in the military. When I was younger, of course I had to write for school like everyone else but I also used to write short stories in my free time, that I would keep to myself. I enjoyed writing in my free time more because it allowed me the freedom to write stories on what I wanted and at my pace and it was like a hobby. As I got older my writing then started to become solely work related and I stopped writing in my free time. This was a negative and a positive for me because in the military I had to learn how to write based off who I was writing an email or a report to, which made me think a bit harder on the words I would
Over my career of schooling my writing has changed dramatically at times and very little at others. Through my years of schooling people have determined my main weaknesses and strengths that I should work on with my writing. My biggest weakness is writing introductions and conclusions they must be so complicated and require so much thought to be defined as good. I excel at writing body paragraphs and explaining all the facts that back up your main ideas though.
Like reading, in the beginning, I saw writing as a chore, something you only must do when you needed to do homework or at school. It was something your teacher made you do in the beginnings of class to “open your mind.” I hated the idea of writing about how my Christmas was or what I did over the weekend. It was all too tedious and boring, because it was never about what I wanted to write about, fiction.
My relationship with writing has been much like roller coaster.Some experiences I had no control over. Other experiences were more influential. Ultimately it wasn’t until I started reading not because I had to read but because I wanted to, that's when my relationship reached change. I would have probably never cared about writing as I do today if it weren't for the critics in my family. When I was a child, my aunts and uncles always been in competition with who's child is better in school. I have always hated reading and writing because of the pressure to prove my family wrong was overwhelming for me. I had to prove them wrong and show them that I was capable of being "smart" which according to them was getting straight A's in all your classes.
How does an artist create a painting? He or she cannot simply look at a canvas and a picture appear. The artist must be equipped with proper tools to create a masterpiece: paint and brushes. The same can be said about writers. Writers are not born with the knowledge of writing an attractive paper. They must be given tools of writing and shown how to utilize them. Artists and writers without proper tools will be nothing more than blank canvases and empty pages. I used to be a blank canvas, but a teacher gave me the tools I needed, and now I am a polished portrait.
Throughout the year there have been many ups and downs, mistakes, and accomplishments. Because of these events people can grow as writers and can learn more about the world around them through this media. Over the year I have shown that I have been on both sides of the spectrum of great to unorthodox.
I am not the kind of person who talks or writes much. Putting my thoughts on papers is something I have always struggled with doing. I believe this class will help me improve on transferring my thoughts to paper, in an organized fashion. I look forward to becoming a better writer because of this class.
I could really do I would only give her a reason to feel good about herself or make myself feel humiliated in front of everyone. I couldn’t say anything because it would only be and Let's go back a few years coming into a new chapter of the book, you know the transition from Middle School to High School. I was nothing but a full time student who thought she one day would become a English teacher. I loved the long, chilly nights of procrastination trying to get homework done. Suddenly it turned around completely, a few weeks into the class my first essay of the year was right around the corner. I think we all know how that turns out probably with a big fat zero, but for me it was different since writing had always played a large part to my life. The most important element in my developing
I constantly find it a challenge to write about myself. To write me, I, myself- is always more difficult than it first seems. However, writing and storytelling forever seem to go hand in hand, and I know I have stories to tell and the ability to tell the stories of others. To be able to communicate those ideas, stories, and experiences in a way that can convey all the most important themes from these topics is my dream. For this very reason, learning the skills to expand my writing and create relatable content would benefit my goals.
When I first started writing the composition at seven years old, I need to look at the picture and narrate what happened around that. At that time, I racked my brain to figure out the imagination and come out only a few words. Later, we need to write a narrative under the education standard system, I still came up against difficulties and didn't know what to write. "You should record the something different happened every day in your diary, which is a basic practice for you to begin your writing step by step.", this is the sentence I repeatedly heard from my teachers during the primary school period. After all, the life is always being ordinary and nothing special happened, it difficult for me to have more interesting topics to share with others. In order to solve this situation, I went to the bookstore to buy some composition books because of the teacher's suggestion.
For the past year I have worked as a copywriter, perfecting my writing skills. I also wrote through college, first for a two-page newsletter, then later on for school newspaper 'The East Carolinian.' For TEC I was a features reporter, interviewing people and researching my assignment before composing an engaging article. As a copywriter I am able to practice writing according to a prompt or assignment with the specifications set out by the
Writing does not require you to make major changes in your life because you can work whenever and wherever you want to want unless you have a job with deadlines involved. If deadlines are involved you have to make sure you deliver it on time. A writer has the ability to write whenever they please and when they have time to. If you want to be a writer but you are extremely busy you can fit writing into your schedule and you have the liberty of writing anywhere you want. The only real thing you have to worry about is finding an inspiration because it is up to you to find what inspires and motivates you to work.
I began to write about my life once I began to play Volleyball in the 9th grade. I felt like I was treated unfairly or I did not have a support system like others. My writing did not last long but it never stopped. I put a pause on writing because I had school and difficult classes that needed special attention. Once I was enrolled in a Journalism class for an enrichment, I felt like the school system made that class for people like me, busy
Most of my writings have been those of the classroom assignment variety. The assignments consist of free writes, essays, research and term papers, but none of these come to mind as an experience worth noting. I never had a writing published or received any type of an award. I seldom did any wrtiting out of school, or writing for leisure as some might say. The bottom line is, I just don't have te time to write for leisure, with a full time job, attending night school, and raising two children, my day are consumed rapidly. If I did have the time to sit down and write, I'm not sure that I would write. I keep most of my thoughts to myself, not on paper. Although it does feel nice to express my thoughts and feelings onto the page. I can see my thoughts unfold, and I can organize them to develop new ideas.
My very first semester I was taking WRIT 101, and I was excited to get back to writing, since at this point in my life I had written anything in years. I was usually quite good with research topics, or scripts where I was never the focus, but I hadn’t counted on was a course load of personal essays. For the first time, I was struggling with writing. My grades didn’t reflect the struggle, I put forth the effort, and always got my assignments done, but writing about myself had proven to be a tougher act than I initially counted on. Throughout my life, I had always focused on telling the stories of others, fictional characters or people that I had known, but seldom did I write about myself, how I felt or about my life experiences.
Whether it be grammatical errors, which can be a common mistake in any writing, structuring my paragraphs, giving description, and getting my ideas across in a well-mannered fashion that is fairly easy to understand. Personal narratives are without a doubt fun to write, although they may be challenging. These narratives are an opportunity to make it your own, yet still have to acquire the components of being able to interest yourself as well as the audience. I can have a grand time and still be serious about what I am working with. I hope I receive more opportunities throughout my English classes to write personal narratives because every time I get the chance to write a new one, my improvement steps up a little more. No, I have not perfected these techniques, but that is the point of improvement. Not only do I improve but I improve through learning new things about my writings such as how to make it better overall. In the end, this process makes a beautiful experience for the audience reading the art work I have composed from