Essay About Myself as a Writer

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I have learned a lot about myself in the last twelve weeks. I discovered so much about my writing. I learned who I really am once I came out from behind the "Official Style" that I've clung to since junior high. I have to tell you, it was very difficult for me to let go. I felt lost and uncertain. But in the process I found myself, my style, and my voice. I learned to let myself come through in my writing. I have to admit, writing became a lot more fun and interesting.

When I looked back and read my first paper for this class, I laughed. I couldn't believe how trapped in the O.S. I was. I remember thinking as I wrote it that I was getting away from theme writing, but the only reasons I thought this were because I used the first person, and the paper had more than five paragraphs. How silly I was! It was still just a longer theme paper done in the first person point of view!

Actually, I think at the time I really didn't know any better. I had been writing this way for so long, I thought that I needed it for a good paper. I didn't want to leave it because, if I did, I wouldn't know what to do.

But this quarter changed everything. I learned to write like Stacy, not like Ms. Molitor (my high school teacher). I left the O.S. for just a little bit. I know that I'll end up using it for other classes and in other situations, but at least now I know that it has a place, and that place isn't _everywhere_.

I really enjoyed being able to start thinking for myself again. I liked the fact that I could write what I wanted in whatever way I wanted without being punished. The only tough part was that I was still expected to write in the O.S. for other classes. To top that off, I had to learn to write in journalistic style as well. ...

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...life is going to be. Mom and Dad still help out with any money problems (interest-free banks are hard to find). I don't have to worry about food at all (Wally's, yummy!). I pay to live in the dorms, but after that I don't have to worry about heat, water, or electric bills. I don't even have to clean the bathroom! That's why I think that it is just a rehearsal for the rest of my life, and I will continue rehearsals until I finally graduate.

I really think that the skills I learned in this class will help me in the future. I want to let myself come through in my writing, even if I do go into journalism. At the very least, I want to be able to write effectively. I want to be able to draw people in to what I'm writing, and sometime the O.S. just doesn't work. At least now I know that I have the skills and confidence to move away from it and let myself come through.

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