Importance Of Writing On Writing

While writing might seem like a simple task, it can be a daunting task for a lot of people. Sometimes it can be hard to express the ideas in your mind in the words of a paper. This results in a disconnect with what a writer may actually think. A great writer is one that can transform his thoughts into words perfectly. This is a craft that takes many years to perfect, which is why writing is troublesome for a lot of us. Many students also have had bad experiences with writing. Maybe they had a teacher that didn’t try to support them and their writing. They might not have ever gotten the help they needed and may feel that they are in a hole where their writing can’t get better. At this point, they just accept that their writing will never get better.

When presented with the question, “who are you as a writer?”, I was speechless at first. But after thinking about it, I realized who I am as a writer has been influenced by so many different sponsors throughout my life and there was not a short, concrete answer. Brandt mentions that “literacy is sponsored by people, institutions, and circumstances that both make it possible for a person to become literate and shape the way the person actually acquires literacy.” (Brandt 43) My attitude towards writing has been influenced by teachers, both negatively and positively, by my mother, and by academic assignments over the years. My answer to the question can only be answered by a narrative of my writing life. I have convinced myself that I am a terrible writer, and when presented with a writing assignment, I get anxious instantly. I see writing as a burden and a huge obstacle that gets placed in my life. Academic writing is not fun, but something I value due to the fact that we are a grade driven society. When writing, I write to the guidelines in order to receive points for the requested criteria. The reason being, I gave up on expressing my own ideas because I had been shut down by so many teachers throughout my education. I tried to write down what came to my mind and put my own twist on things, but that was not the “right” way to write papers. In order to make both my teachers and my grades happy, I wrote what they wanted to hear, and even then I was not to the level they

We all have a choice when writing to not complete the task. But is it really going to kill us? We build up this wall and have all of these excuses because we are scared of failing. I believe it’s the end of the world when I’m writing. My palms become sweaty; I look for all types of excuses to procrastinate. After reading this article, I have learned that I’m not by alone. Feeling this way is normal and I can learn to be a better writer. I will take some of Anne’s suggestions and try to quiet the voices in my head. I will begin to write down my ideas as they pop into my head because no one will see all of my rough drafts. This will allow me to take the time to review my work with a clear

I only had fifteen minutes left. It was then that I understood that this essay would not be perfect. In fact, it would most likely be disorganized and flawed, but, regardless of the outcome, I would have to write. With this realization, the weight of perfection lifted off my shoulders and it was strangely liberating to know that I would not be able to meet the impracticable standard I had set for myself. The unmarked page seemed less of an adversary and more of a companion as I began to write. At first, my words came slowly and laboriously. Then, they came all at once. One sentence led into another until sentences formed paragraphs and paragraphs formed an essay. When the proctor rose, considered us with practiced sympathy, and told us to put our pencils down, I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I was simultaneously filled with relief and self-doubt. I had completed the essay, but, in the process, I had compromised an aspect of my identity that placed faultlessness above all else. In the past, I had seen that part of me as an asset, but on that day, it seemed unpleasantly clear that it was my greatest weakness. As I slowly unfurled my stiff fingers, I considered the now empty desk in front of me. Perhaps perfectionism is as much of a hurdle as it is a

Writing is a skill that is used on a daily basis in different mediums: emails, texts, academic papers, and social media platforms. While some mediums are more formal than others, writing in a proper way is still critical. For some, writing is second nature while others face difficulties constructing the perfect message. Growing up, the concept of writing was much more enjoyable than physically putting pen to paper. I found value in the idea of being able to express myself through my writing, yet when it came to academic papers, I froze. This was due to the fact that my writing was being judged, and that elicited fear which, in turn, made me second guess my writing abilities. While attending community college, I was required to take an

Looking at where my writing was before class, to where it is now, and to where I want it to be in the future, I have set goals for myself. I want to turn my weaknesses into strengths, and my strengths into shining stars. I want to turn my skills into the best that they can be. I do not want to be mediocre. That simply is not anywhere close to where I want to be. I know that my writing will never be perfect, but then nothing is perfect. But, I want my writing to be the best that it

From SAT essays to high school papers, I rarely wrote what I considered good writing, but rather altered my style to cater to the taste of the given judge. When did I start to perceive writing as a competition, a grade, or a platform to flaunt one’s intelligence? Attempts at submitting my ‘best work’ and the expectation that goes hand in hand, has plagued me with the irrational fear of failure and my obsession with perfectionism. I’ve spent days rewording the lines of a paragraph, refusing to move forward until each word was placed in a neat manner, like aligning books on a shelf. The continuous self­-criticism jabs at me: my writing is caged and inept, a bird that flaps its wings for a couple of beats but soon drops into the

The growth I received from writing peer reviews, receiving peer reviews, writing article critiques, and completing an essay equipped me for future writing growth. Although I do not perceive myself as an accomplished writer, I have taken the primary steps to becoming a competent scholarly writer. Writing is challenging and will always remain difficult. However, I first believed that writing involved talent. Today, I recognize that writing involves skill. As Silva wrote, Productive writers don’t have special gifts or special traits--they just spend more time writing and use this time more efficiently (Keyes, 2003). Changing your behavior won’t necessarily make writing fun, but it will make writing easier and less oppressive” (Silva, 2014, p. 05). Although I struggle with writing, understanding that I can build my skill level allows me to regain my purpose. However, only daily work in improving my writing skill will results in scholarly

As continue my education I have started to overcome some of the fears I have about my writing ability. One such fear is being judged for poor work. By proofreading multiple times as well as submitting my material to the Smartthinking tutors, I can complete assignments with a level of confidence. When I proofread, I am looking through my work to find any spelling, grammar, or mechanical errors (Vandermey, 2012). I also use Grammarly and PaperRater to check my content. Utilizing all of these tools decreases the second fear I have when it comes to my writing knowledge which is fear of failure or poor grades.

Writing can channel a person’s personality and thoughts they didn’t even realized they had. Of course, every person will go through a “writer’s block” where they feel like they can no longer think of new topics. During the project we were assigned senior year, I went through this huge mental block in my writing. That was the moment that my teacher changed my whole outlook on literacy. She explained to me all the ways writing has actually helped her in her life by uncovering emotions she didn’t even realize she felt. I started to see writing the same way she did. As I continued on with my Senior Portfolio project, everything seemed to shift someway. I started being more opinionated and thinking more deeply about each paper that I was

When I began college last fall, I had been terrified of writing. I had been out of school for almost twenty years and had not engaged in any writing activities since that time. I had a minor melt down after reading the discussion posts of my fellow students in one of my classes, because their writing had seemed so advanced in comparison to my own. I told the professor that I did not know if I would be capable of completing the writing assignments for the course. This professor had said that I had wonderful insights due to my life experience and that I would be fine if I remembered to approach the assignments with the mindset of writing quality over quantity. I had to do research on how to properly write essays and use the assistance my facilitators to proofread my work, but I eventually began to progress as a writer.

Perhaps because I stuck with my use of drafts, my dreadful writer's block did not make a single appearance throughout this whole semester. Instead, drafts have helped me confront my perfectionism in an unexpected way. Throughout high school, my biggest challenge about writing any piece was starting it. I understood that the first draft was not meant to be perfect, but the idea of having anything with my name written on it that was terrible did not settle well with me. I care so much about how other people perceive me that I couldn’t turn something in that was not to my standards. But realizing that the first draft did not have to be coherent, or seen by others helped me. For all my papers in this class, my writing process for my first draft was writing a thorough and solid outline, and word vomiting for each paragraph of my outline, getting the general ideas that I wanted to convey on paper. That was all there was to it for my first draft. Later, I would slowly make sense of my arguments and evidence, fine tuning the words till they made sense and sounded good. Not only did diving into writing help me confront my fears, but the process also triggered the task-oriented part of my brain that urged me to keep writing until I finished the

Upon entering this writing course, I had thought I wouldn’t be a better writer than I was. I know my writing habits still need improving, but I can tell that I have improved since I graduated from high school. You can only go up in progress, you only fail when you stop trying. I keep that saying in my head to help push myself to become a better writer. In time, being able to write in a proper way will carry out the result I want.

Whenever I think of writing, I think about the anxiety that it causes. Every time I submit a draft of an essay I always have a fear in the back of my mind that it is not good. It doesn't matter how many times I have revised, or I have had others proof-read it. Much of this stems from a fear of failure. This is no surprise considering that any given piece of writing can have a large impact on one’s grade. However, in writing failure is inevitable. In school, failure can have lasting impacts which is why it installs such fear. With the writing process, however, failure is extremely important. No one has ever started with one draft and had it become a masterpiece: even the best authors have editors. By taking a piece of writing and continually revising it through failure something worthwhile will emerge. Failure will always be a part of writing because it allows for creative risk and revision by its very nature is simply correcting failure.

Writing has always been something I dread. It’s weird because I love talking and telling stories, but the moment I have to write it all down on paper, I become frantic. It’s almost as if a horse race just begun in my mind, with hundreds of horses, or words, running through my mind, unable to place them in chronological order. Because I struggle to form satisfying sentence structure, it takes me hours, sometimes even days, to write one paper. It’s not that I think I’m a “bad writer,” I just get discouraged easily. Needless to say, I don’t think highly of my writing skills. When I was little I loved to both read and write. I read just about any book I could get my hands on, and my journal was my go to for my daily adventures. Although it’s