My Writing As A Writer

Looking at my past as a writer I would have to say that I am mediocre but I am sure my wife would think much less when grading my writing. I am not sure I have grown as a writer over the past few semesters or my understanding of what is expected as grown. Either way writing has become easier for me, mainly when I have an interest in the subject matter. In the past I would have been terrified of a ten page paper and even though I would still find longer papers to be a daunting task I would not be quite as afraid now as then. My writing since starting at Robert Morris has grown from the helpful tips provided by a few teachers. Websites to help with proofreading and help in citing works have been provided by past instructors to help attain the

In the beginning, I grab my curry comb, my pen, and begin dusting off new ideas. The rubber nobs on the curry are perfect for breaking up ideas that are clumped together. Stirring up the dust allows me to see what ideas are lying under the dirt that I can’t see at the first glance. Sometimes hidden in the far corners of my brain, under layers of mud and dirt, are ideas that are waiting to see the light and be used. The immensity of the task can be so overwhelming that an instructor has to remind me that even baby strokes help in the beginning. Making circles and lists, covering every part, not caring how many pages that I use is how I knock off the dust from ideas I need. While I am brushing, I am also thinking about who my audience is. Knowing who I am writing to helps me to be able to be more efficient in getting off the dirt where it is stuck.

Writing has continuously served as a getaway in my life. It has kept me from bottling up my thoughts and emotions and has allowed me to express all of these things on paper. Communicating through speaking has always been a weakness of mine. It is for this reason that I often turn to writing to convey my feelings. Though have such an immense passion for free-writing, I have found myself struggling when comes to writing academic papers. Generally, I enjoy writing when it is something that I am interested in. In Composition I and II, I often have had the opportunity to choose the topic that I write my paper on. I am confident that this has been a major turning point for me within my academic essays. Ultimately, Composition I and II have taught

Writing has always been a passion of mine. I always have loved writing. A few years ago I found my true knack for writing, I wanted be an author. My favorite type of writing is writing stories of magic, love stories, and adventure. Being a YA Fantasy author is my dream job and I hope it is my job someday, but until then I have jump the many obstacles to get there. One of those obstacles is writing this portfolio. Obviously none of these essays have magic, love stories, or adventure in it so I had to write something out of my comfort zone. I had to dig deeper and truly test my writing skills. These essays don’t have magic, love stories, or adventure, but they show who I am and what type of writer I am.

Writing never really was my strong suit. I enjoyed doing math and science but when it came to writing, I wasn’t a fan of it. I would finish papers just to turn them in and get a grade. Once I got the grade back, I would just stash the paper away and not look at it anymore because I didn’t feel confident in them. There was only a few that made me feel amazing when I finished them.

Writing. I have a conflicting past with it. When I was younger, I wrote outside of school due to a fascination with creating fictional worlds, with numerous possibilities, but as I aged, I developed a strong fear of others disliking my work. By the time I reached high school, I stopped writing outside of class entirely. The my story on writing reaches its climax two weeks before the end of my junior year of high school at Spirit Christian Academy. During this time, I considered myself to be the worst writer in the school. I also had a habit of exaggerating for emphasis. I knew that in order to improve my writing, I would need to forget my fears. My junior year, I made a choice that year that would not only pivot my academic career, but also teach me a valuable lesson about criticism and writing.

Over this semester I feel that I’ve not only developed into a better writer but also have grasped a better understanding of the writing process, which is arguably most important; having a solid foundation for my writing technique is the key to writing well. Throughout middle school and high school, I have always been told to use the "five paragraph format" when writing essays, but now that I’m in college, I understand that I have been limiting my creativity and not expressing my opinions and ideas to their fullest extent. To be a good writer I must put time and effort into my topic and fully understand the main idea to write a satisfactory essay. So far, I feel as if I’m doing alright. `When I first begin the writing process I always start by typing out the full story. Personally, I can’t sit down and plan what I’m going to write about; formal drafting makes me feel as if I have writers' block. Over the years I have taken bits and pieces of advice about my writing and incorporated those snippets of guidance and suggestions into what my writing style is today. I don’t think I’m bad writer but I could work on developing more of my essays into “A cakes.”

Writing had become a thing of the past to her, good memories indubitably. The chance to take a position in an important matter over an essay, the opportunity of having a fictional short story published in an anthology, and the pure imagination of creating a plotline. She was trying to balance and carry everything, that what had used to rest on top, had tumbled to the ground. With the upcoming obstacles ahead of her, a decision to pick it back up was made. Her future depends on everything that has happened with writing, and everything that is about to happen.

First and foremost, before I begin a project, I take a minute to think about what I am writing about. This might seem pretty elementary, but when I say a "minute," I'm really talking about hours, even days if I can afford to. This sort of thinking can occur anywhere, but it usually happens right in front of my computer and as one would expect, it is absolutely exhausting. During this time, I might poke at my keyboard and attempt to put a few words together, but these early musings rarely make the final cut. That being said, I would like to think that my approach is pretty straightforward, but some might view it as a bit manic. I can say with absolute certainty, that anxiety is my worst enemy when it comes to writing especially if what I'm trying to

I have learned many things about the writing process. I’ve learned how to recognise my mistakes by revising texts and that sharing with other writers is rewarding and offers challenges. I’ve identified the high level of experienced and the quality writings achieved when following each method, the simplicity of this process and that it takes time and patience to build a well-structured text. I have also learned that it is okay to make errors in a first draft and as beginner writers, these errors teach us a lot as learners, and it improves our overall future writing abilities. To put it simply, although I have the tools for creating well-regulated writing content, I acknowledge that it will take considerable practice before each writing method is approached positively and confidently in my ability to produce writings with exceptional strength and achievement.

Before I started this class, my writing ability was very execrable. I have passion in writing stories, and writing about myself. I just didn 't have any good experience in a well written paper. I was used to writing in an informal way instead of formal. I never knew how to start off the beginning paragraphs. I just thought about a topic, and wrote without any process or organization. I would continue to write without grabbing the reader 's attention. Under no circumstances, did I know how to end it because my topics were too broad.

Every day people use writing to express certain ideas and thoughts we may have and by doing so it shapes the lives people lead by so much. The constant use of writing has allowed people to share and have unique experiences that have shaped who they are as writers. My own personal experiences with reading and writing have allowed me to improve my writing style. The mistakes I have made have only made me a better writer because I was able to learn about the mistakes I had made and make sure that they never happen again. The stories I am about to tell you may also help you improve on your writing style and become a better writer.

As a child, writing was foreign to me. I spent most of my time playing in the grand outdoors with my sister, or practicing flute or piano indoors. I knew from an early child I wanted to play music, so I had no time for writing, and no interest in doing it. The only time I ever wrote was when required for the annual school celebration of author’s day. Unlike Orwell, I did not want to be a writer as a kid; in fact, I wanted nothing to do with it.

One improvement in my writing is that in my journals I write in a way that shows off my personality. Writing journals allows me to write what I want because the topics are flexible most of the time. My journals express my thoughts and feelings on the topic and sometimes it helps me feel better after writing about the stressful things that happened that week. In my fifth journal for round three I wrote about one summer I went to Romania and I went on a trip with my cousins and “One time on the train I had to go to the bathroom so I went to look for it and when I found it I was like nevermind I don’t have to go anymore, everything was broken and so dirty you could barely see the tiles…”. This sentence is worded to show off my personality and how I voice things, I was describing my experience and described it in my own words. Journals allow for individual interpretations of the topic, it gives me a choice on what to write about and I can write in a way that expresses how I feel. I feel that I have improved on being able to express my thoughts and feelings in my journal to make it more emotional and to show off my personality and my voice through my writing style.

In the past, my solitary writing rituals were what I now consider bland, poorly structured, and repugnant. I, sadly, believed my technique and skills were good enough to earn me an “A+” on essays. Upon entering this college level course, I realized, through peer reviewing, that my grammar, sentence complexity, vocabulary, and overall writing skills were not suffice and I had to start making changes in order to become a better writer. As for my field of study, medicine, I never really thought of writing as a vital area it, but I was soon proved wrong by my PLTW, Project Lead the Way instructor. Through peer reviewing, I have been able to see previous mistakes in my solitary writing, how I have learned and changed for the best, and the importance of writing in my field of study.