What Makes A Good Writer?

Upon entering Columbia College, writing was one of my weaker areas. It was very important that I gained the necessary knowledge and confidence to become a better writer. I didn’t know how to express myself and felt as though my writing was not my interest. As a result of taking English 101, I have gained a better understanding on how to properly research and build a satisfactory paper. Every paper that was assigned seemed like a struggle to complete. Before entering this class, I did not know the meaning of a thesis or why it was important, however, I obtained this skill quickly. I noticed that every paper has an argument and the thesis helps clarify the rebuttal. Now, I have a new outlook on writing. It’s a way to express my thoughts and allow others to see things through my eyes. There is no doubt that I still have a long way to go, but I know if I continue to write, I will get better. Just as I developed more skills in class, the various papers assigned helped to better structure the writer in me. In addition, the subject areas were not only interesting, but very informative and made it much easier to write about my experiences.

I started writing fiction in elementary school, and never looked back. Tucked away among old report cards and craft projects, my mother still has the multicolored notebook containing my first short story, written when I was in first grade. (It's a treat. I may share it here at some point.) So, when I say that writing in ingrained in me, that it's part of who I am, I mean it.

It may be the easiest thing to say that becuase I am from Spain, I should not be by any means a better writer than an American born student writer. In many aspects of life, I shouldn't, but as least as I like to compare myself to others, I may say that throughout my four years of English learning my growth has been exponential. Becoming a well rounded writer is arduous to achieve, however every writer including high school writers, usually have some skills within writing that they are good at. In my personal case, knowing that I didn't start writing until I was fourteen years old, I would say that I am pretty good at writing entertaining compositions, and in occasions, if my grammar is correct as well as being no run-ons, my essays can even

There is a multitude of jobs and careers I want to have, as some of you may know, but I think we’re only allowed to talk about one. However, there is one job in particular that I know that I’ll do, whether I’m paid for it or not. That job is writing. Not only do you need language skills, but I believe that you will need creativity and an immense amount of patience in order to be a successful writer of any sort.

Overall, the knowledge we gain from reading is powerful, and the opportunities that reading gives us is endless. We can gain experiences and perspective through reading, that can be beneficial in many ways. Whether we learn from our mistakes, or are learning new things, reading allows us to do many things, and can be used to our advantage in ways like making smart

Escaping from the severe reality of life helps a person get through their difficulties within life. Whether they have emotional or physical problems, or a person just needs a good story, reading can help a person explore new worlds through their imagination. I loved reading from a young age, and treasured the moments when my mother read to me. She helped me explore the unique worlds that authors try to portray through their writing.

There can be many interpretations of what good writing means to someone. In my eyes, it means to deliver a topic while using your own words. Being able to use the correct grammar and organization plays a significant role in this. Along with these abilities comes the little skills, such as punctuation and spelling. Although having someone tell you that your writing is good can be helpful, it’s not necessary to find out whether it actually is or not. You are able to identify that your writing is good if you are able to clearly read and comprehend what you have written.

Mr. King tells ups that to be a great writer you must read all the time. He himself averages reading between seventy to eighty books a year with some of them being audio books. Reading helps a writer compare themselves to other writers and see where they stack up. Consuming large numbers of books gives an author the chance to see clearly what poor quality work is and what is not. As you read books that are bad, you begin to realize that you can do better than that. This can be a great motivator to work harder on your craft. Even when you read something that is exceptional; it can encourage you to try to achieve the same greatness. He states that if you truly want to be a great writer turn off the television, and read! Even when you only have

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are,” (Cooley). Reading has impacted us in many ways throughout our lives. Often time’s books give people different perspectives on their lives. People with high stress levels often find comfort in reading books to take their mind off of their concerns. Sometimes, people just need to take a step back from their life and relax for a while; therefore, reading is a great tool. Reading all kinds of books has also helped me become a better writer. There are many different books that have impacted me over the years.

Just like Sam and Willie, I still remember when growing up, the type of interest I had between reading and writing were distinct. I like reading short texts, magazines, the news paper, and even poems. However, when it comes to writing I could stay hours writing stories and often even filling up my note books writing down thoughts, quotes or ideas because of the joy that it brought in me. As it is mention in the article on page 317 on the second passage "-where there was much to be learned about adult worlds as well." This is a strong contrast with the Rodriguez and Freire's articles, they also mentioned similar point of views towards literacy as this one. Overall, reading open minds and eyes to see more than just what is being read but also

Writing, I mean the process that we implant our ideas in; use certain skills to arrange them in a pursuable way and of course polish the words with our heart, differs from what I learned under a circumstance of passing a class or getting a good grade in a language test. I am not born in a circumstance that widely use English, and writing to me is a subject that I need to pass my English classes. I do not like to write things with limited topics and selected materials because that is lame and it does not involve many personal interests in it, I like to write things that can deliver my ideas and thoughts with materials that I interested in. I am not a good writer as I lack of understandings of English itself, I cannot find suitable words that

Growing up it became apparent to me rather quickly that reading was not an option. Whether or not I particularly enjoyed it, I was going to have to do it – for the rest of my life. It was not until half way through high school that I began to value reading and writing. Before, I saw reading and writing as more of a chore, or something that I had to do. Though now, it is something that I have more of an appreciation for. Reading and writing have become an outlet for creativity, expression, stress, and much more.

The biggest factor that plays in good writing in my opinion is how much emotion the writer puts into his or her work. Honestly, a good reader will be able to tell how much effort was put into a writing from the first couple of sentences. If the reader gets a sense of the writing trying to force words into a sentence or trying to stretch out a page you will lose your reader right then and there. If you honestly believe in what you are writing and have interest in the subject matter the reader will be able to read between the lines and actually have a feeling of being there,

A: A good writer in general uses no wasted words, correct grammar, and all of the basics. A good writer is able to communicate ideas efficiently and not make the reader read any unimportant stuff. Each paragraph should only have one topic and should communicate that topic efficiently. In psychology, an important skill in writing is being able to communicate through metaphor in order to explain psychology concepts that are abstract. For example when I am studying the correlation between attention and memory, it is important to define the terms that I am using scientifically and to operationalize them.

The expanded writing we know today is art in one of its purest forms. The audience is completely separate from an animated form of the author, and instead in presented with a part of the author contained in the still life of paragraphs. To me, good writing is anything that engages the intended audience from start to finish. The first step to full engagement is unique ideas. One of the beautiful aspects of writing is that even after all of the ideas and discoveries already written down, new ones are still being found and shared. And even after our generation is long gone, new authors will bring new ideas to literature and the cycle of entertainment will continue. The second step to good,