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The Importance Of Writing On Writing

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There is a magic in beautiful writing that makes it delightful to read. A good writer’s medium is the written word. He or she is able to weave a story, and capture the essence of an idea with ease. As of now, I am not that kind of writer. Truthfully, I am lost, scatter-brained, and unaware of how to make my point in most cases. I ramble on for sentences before realizing my writing is one big mess. But, I give myself credit for taking time to write, and accepting feedback and criticism with a “thank you”. I listen to the external and internal voices that drive me. Although I am not a remarkable writer, I am willing to learn and improve. As author Stephen King wrote in his memoir On Writing, “While it is impossible to make a competent writer out of a bad writer, and while it’s equally impossible to make a great writer out of a good one, it is possible to make a good writer out of a merely competent one” (142). I am not afraid of putting in work only to fail. In the end, I want to write to be understood, and commit to my writing, regardless of skill. One habit I hope to acquire by taking AP Language and Composition is reading more texts; nonfiction and fiction. I have come across many statements claiming how useful reading is to improve your writing, and how much influence it has on one’s thinking. In Steps to Writing Well, Jean Wyrick claims, “Good readers note effectiveness in the writing of others and use these observations to help clarify their own ideas and rhetorical

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