Attending Search: A Short Story Who Shaped My Life

Now for why I write. I rarely write for fun, which probably should change for the better, but that is not unlike many. I write, when I have to write for school or any other academic activity. Writing interest for these assignments only goes as deep as the material or topic. If the topic is interesting I will be much more excited to write about it. With that being said, my least favorite part of writing is the writer's block that comes with a boring topic, really it is the bane of my writing. Now on to the actual writing. For me, free writing is hard to accomplish, I need directive. Book reports and detailed essays with directions are my favorite things to write because they give a good starting point for the beginning of the writing process.

In my English 1010 class, I have learned to do a number of things through writing essays. I have written a Literacy Narrative, a Discourse Community Analysis, and a Writing Research essay. Firstly, I have learned to identify how an author’s purpose, audience, genre, and context determine effective writing. The purpose of the literacy narrative was to help me understand myself better as a writer (Jones 1). My teacher was the intended audience of the narrative. The genre of the narrative was non-fiction by cause of it being about my experience as a writer. The context of writing made my writing more interesting and more effective. Knowing those elements helps you to compose writing that is more effective due to you needing to know what you need to write about and who is receiving your writing. I displayed these skills by going into detail about my experiences with reading and writing through my life. As shown in the following sentence from my literacy narrative I shared how fun and exciting it was when my second-grade class received the opportunity to write a book, A Book of Future Astronauts, “Everyone in the class was truly excited to be writing our own book,” (Writing is Good).

When I write about things I love, it helps me become really creative. If a person writes a lot , they would start loving to read. Writing allows me to be able to enjoy other people stories and ideas. While reading, a person can broaden their vocabulary, and use those words in their writings. I can apply this in the future by writing more when I have free time, and in schools when I have to write a ten page paper.

Family tragedies began affecting my life since seventh grade, and it had not seemed to be getting any better. As such, I used writing as a healthy escape from my life. I could vent and create imaginary characters that experienced similar misfortunes as I had, and as the writer, I had the choice of giving each character a happy ending. By my sophomore year, my desire to write was slowly dwindling, but luckily, my high school offered a creative writing class.

Do we do it as a gratifying interest or is it a replacement for the emptiness or loneliness we feel? Everyone has a story to be told, but we all go about it in a different way or form just like two very well-known authors, George Orwell and James Baldwin. In the essay from “Why I Write” by George Orwell, the author presents his personal journey to becoming a writer. He also explores the reasons for why writers write and what they write. In addition, in the essay from “The Creative Process” by James Baldwin, the author presents writers in today’s society.

Writing not only make thinking visible but also redefine the ideas and thoughts. It improves communication skills, creative thinking and creativity. Writing is all about to play with words.

As a writer, I like writing stories. I started to write my own novel at 12. At that time, I have read a lot of novels and interesting stories. When I finished each chapter of my story, I would let my sister to read it and observe her reaction. Every time I saw her smiling face while reading my own story, I was proud and satisfied, as a writer. Today, as a college student, I still like reading and writing stories.

Short stories are a bit like baby carrots. They have the same flavor as your basic carrot, but they are shaved down, polished. Baby carrots the same core as their former, bigger self. But they decide to showcase the central theme, or idea rather than hiding it under layers. By trimming the excess, the short story and the baby carrot gives us the ability to grasp a deeper understanding of itself. They both confine themselves to the richest and most valued parts. Short stories are shaved down and let a single plot to shine rather than be mixed in amongst other storylines that take some of its glory. Short stories allow us to analyze precisely and get to the root of the conflict easily. Much like how baby carrots evidently display the core elements

Anne Mccaffery once said that " A good story is a good story no matter who wrote it." Well, what is a good story? More specifically, what is a good short story? A good short story should have intriguing characters that provide the readers with a rollercoaster of emotions. To make the characters as interesting as possible, there is also a need for descriptive language and specific sensory details. The events in the story should engage the reader and lead them into another world, they should let readers journey through the story with the characters one page at a time. This applies to all stories, but to achieve this in a short story is harder, since it is shorter in length. Another thing that is important in a short story is the mood. When

Every person on Earth has their own story. The cashier at the grocery store has a story, or the homeless man on the street, or the multi-millionaire. Even the second grade teacher, or the real-estate agent have stories. What makes their stories worth writing about? What makes my story worth writing about? That answer is a simple one. You make your story worth writing about, simply being alive is one of the greatest blessings, and if those stories are not shared, then being alive was quite the waste of time.

I thought I would be ok not knowing my history or who my real parents were but turns out I’m not ok about it, I’m not ok being that pretty rich girl who everyone thinks nothing of and I’m not ok with people knowing of me just because I’m the only adopted unicorn in upper Earth. These thoughts are some of the things that triggered my curiosity about my background and lead me to go on the most life changing experience of my life.

Throughout literature, authors write stories for many reasons. Authors write stories to inform readers, to entertain readers, and/or to persuade readers. Each story is unique in its own way, because of how the author has written in. With short stories, authors can tell a story that is elaborate but shorter than a novel. In the short story Mastiff, by author Joyce Carol Oates, conveys her message of fate vs. free will through characterization, imagery, and irony.

Writing is a good way to be able to show how you think and sometimes to show your imagination. It’s best to learn and get better at writing since you’ll be writing a lot in your life. I usually write for either as an assignment or because I become bored, I’ve always been interesting in writing stories even when I’m little and others always enjoyed reading some of my stories, especially stories from when I was little.

As Billy was sitting in class, looking out the window, he wondered what Ms. Watson was going to have them do next. As if right on cue Ms. Watson said, “Okay class, tonight you have a very special project to do. Each of you is going to write a book! Billy, do you know what you want to write about?” “I don’t know,” Billy responded. “Why do people write?” “Well, people write for a lot of reasons,” Ms. Watson answered. “One could be that they write to learn because it is a good way to remember lessons, describe processes, and make connections. They could also write for personal reasons. This allows them to write when they want, where they want, and about what they want. Either way, writing is important because it helps someone learn from his or

Writing plays a very important role in life because it is a common method for people to express their words and feelings. I love writing because sometimes messages expressed in a written form can be way more powerful than in an oral form. For example my grandma that’s live in India always writes me letters about her life over there and how she misses me. I can’t even explain the feeling of happiness I get when I read those letters because it makes me feel like I am right there with her with the amount of details and word choices she uses. My personal writing life can be described as average, I am not the worst writer nor the best. My writing has defiantly grown and developed throughout high school with the help of my amazing English teachers.