Writing to Escape Reality

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Writing, to me, is a fun way to escape the harsh reality of being an overworked, hormonal high school teenager. When I was younger, I loved to write short stories in an old spiral notebook, and I hoped to become published one day. I loved to have my mind wander to the furthest corners of the galaxy to jot down a few magical stories. Now, I still uphold this silly childhood dream of mine. I still keep a small journal full of funny quotes, funny recollections that happened throughout the day, any worries, hopes, and goals that I may have. I love to shape words and sentences into works of art.
I first started to write for fun when Santa gave me a Lisa Frank velvet journal for Christmas when I was in the first grade. I loved it because I could color it how I wanted, and it was black velvet, so it felt amazing. It also had a lock on the cover so I could hide all of the deepest, darkest secrets and adventures of the average seven year old girl. Every night before bed, I would write in this journal and sign at the bottom “Love, Brisa”. Most of my writings seemed to revolve around my cat, Princess. Because of my immense fondness for her, I began to write short stories about a magical “Princess” waiting for her prince to come save her and live happily ever after.
A few years later, I received yet another journal. This one happened to be a light, sky blue with bright red cherries all over it. I cherished this journal because my grandmother gave it to me. I felt connected to her because she had an identical one as well. Although this journal was small, I scribbled over every last white space on every single page. By this time in my life, I was in fifth grade and I newly discovered that I loved to read, especially books about famous wizar...

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...in nameless, did not teach me about writing at all. The teacher made us journal every day about weird, random topics, and it did not help me improve my skills. I failed to learn anything about writing, grammar, or literature. In College Writing, I received all the help I needed with writing, grammar, sentence structure, and essay formatting. I am now confident in writing essays, copy for yearbook pages, research papers, and I even keep a journal again.
Writing to me is all about self motivation. No one can force me to write, I need to discipline myself to take the time to read and write. Throughout middle school and high school, I have learned how to compose a well written essay. I have also learned how negligence and procrastination will be detrimental to my final grades. All it takes to be a good writer is a little elbow grease, hard work, and a vivid imagination.

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