Why I Want To Pursue My Writing

When I was eight or nine years old, I decided I wanted to be a writer. By this age, I had already gone through the phases of wanting to be an artist, a cook, an astronaut and was extremely satisfied with my new choice of profession. After all, I loved to read so why not write? Reading was my true love: during second grade, I conquered all of Harry Potter over the course of two months. My mom’s rule was that I had to read the book before watching the movie, so I read and read. I would compete in, and win, all the school reading competitions as well as the summer library competitions. Writing, I decided, was the next natural step.

While I believed my writing to be concise, yet thorough in the beginning of the semester, it became clear to me that that was not the case. When entering EN3414, I had no knowledge of critical theories or how to use secondary sources to enhance my argument instead of carry it. I believed my heavy sentence phrasing to be an asset instead of a way to bury my argument beneath long thoughts. In EN3414, I was able to focus on taking my papers straight to my argument, to avoid useless sources or let them lead the paper instead of letting my argument carry the essay. And because I have learned to revise and rewrite my papers as many times as possible before they are due, I can no acknowledge the parts of my essay that are too heavy or that need to be expanded upon. As I finish this course I feel my writing is clear and concise, stating an idea and following that argument throughout the paper.

Writing and reading for me started really young with me. I was learning to read and write before I was 2. My mom was teaching me and I had a Phonex person come to my house and would help. I was a year younger than almost everybody else in my kindergarten class. I was able to go into school younger because I scored high enough on a test I had to take. I was always reading books when I could when I was young which is why I was able to read bigger words than most kids my age could. I was able to read at a 4th grade level when I was in 1st grade. This all fell in place because my dad was always telling me to read and write when I had free time if I wanted to be better than everybody. When I was younger I always trying to be better

While a young writer develops his skills, he utilizes the writing process as a guide; unfortunately, not all writers are in good relations with this guide. When viewing the process theoretically, the task does not seem daunting, but when put into action that is not always the case. Each writer has his own experience and views on the writing process. Some find revision and editing easier than prewriting, and others may not. Every writing experience is different, even between the pieces a singular author writes. That is why finding out what strategies within the writing process a writer best connects with is imperative. The writing process is important and different for every writer; therefore, celebrating strongholds, pointing out flaws, and setting goals to improve the relationship with the writing process is necessary for the singular author.

Writing to me has alwyas been that subject that i want to just get up and run away from. To me numbers have always and will always make more sense to me then the teqniuqe of writing a paper. My entire highschool career I despised writing as i said but reading this was very interesting to me. I never had someone show me the correct way to write especiialy in a satirical tone. That is what made this article fun and enjoyable to read. When he said not to ramble on he simply stated "i won't ramble on about that". He makes it very clear what the writer and reader is to expect when riding. One thing i learned about writing is that ever person on this planet has a way he or she writes. It may be similar but there is always something about you that

For me, this is the hard part. Starting out an essay that focuses on one topic, or something that I’m not particularly fond of. That’s one thing I really dislike about English, being limited on the topic, or being assigned a topic that you have to write specifically about. Writing is somewhat boring to me, and I don’t exactly know why, but starting it out feels almost impossible to me a lot of the time. Sometimes, writing is fun for me though. Once in a while when I write, I feel like I’m alone, everything drowns out, like smells and sounds. But when writing things, I prefer to try to challenge myself and continuously try to improve myself, the same with reading.

I do not think of myself as a very good writer. I feel that my writing is always scrambled, and doesn’t quite flow like it should. I do like to write however, if the subject interests me. I would much rather write about a topic that I know a lot about, and care about. If I was to write a paper about dragons, it most likely would not be written very well because I don’t care about that subject. I like to write because it is something that I think can be fun. It also is a great way to express yourself in words.

Ever since I remember, I have always enjoyed writing. The fact that I can be able to put together a paper and have someone get my idea just with the first paragraph is mind blowing. Sometimes I can’t express myself through speaking so writing down my thoughts on paper has always been my therapy but also an important thing in my everyday life.

When I was younger, I’ve always had a creative mind when it came to free writing, but reading had influenced my writing. When reading fictional stories this had developed my imagination immensely because of how creative authors can be with their stories and I’ve always thought outside the box. The role of reading and writing has become a huge impact in my life. The importance in my education is to have knowledge in what you write and read as you get older these two areas tend to have more complex skills divided up into different sections.

Just as “Refuge: TallMountain and Kenny Find Their Meaning” helped me in my quest, as well did my special place paper entitled as “Not to Cry”. This paper contributed greatly to my journey as a writer. Through this paper I was able to focus on myself. I focused more on the creative side to get my point across. I was able to freely write about something I am very knowledgeable more than anyone else. Writing this paper reminded me of my family and writing about them contributes to who I am today. I felt the freedom to write what was in my heart without worrying about being judge by my readers. Before, I would always write something and worry about getting my grammar right rather than expressing how I truly feel. I was trained in high school to follow the rules of writing that caused me to not enjoy doing it so much. However, when I had the chance to attend this class I learned that my main purpose in writing is to explain my point of view of the subject. This paper reminded me of what I had learned from the past and I was able to better this personal paper that is a very significant material to my growth.

For the entirety of my life, I have been predisposed to writing papers and reading novels all in the name of a letter grade, its name being A. In fact, I have soley read and wrote in life only because it is a requirement in my education. Reading and writing is essential in everyone’s life and I am extremely blessed to have had and still have helpful, intelligent, and passionate teachers to help me through one of my weaknesses in my education and life in general.

Computers have done a lot of things to make my life easier but I would not like one grading my paper. There are so many important elements to writing that involve emotion that I wouldn’t trust a computer to understand. Good writing should make you feel something. Artificial intelligence has come a long way but it is exactly that, artificial. I want a human to grade my papers. Another important element of writing is your audience and if you know your teacher likes writing a certain way then you should cater to that when you are writing.

Every writer has a different story, a different way of organizing their papers, and different experiences to shape their writings. As an adolescent my style of writing changes as I grow up and figure out who I am as a person. I have both strengths and weaknesses in my writings as well as many different experiences with writing, but I am eager to continue to develop and improve my writing skills.

Looking back on the last 8 weeks in this class, I have learned a lot about myself as a writer, and that I have a lot more to learn. Though I do not consider myself to be a writer, once we are placed in the student role and given an assignment that involves writing a paper, what you do or do not consider yourself does not matter. You are now a writer when placed in a role as a writer. This has been something that I have personally struggled with due to my decision to put myself in a student role, later than normal. Whether we accept our roles as writers or not, we must identify what type of writers we are so that we can identify our strengths and weaknesses, and how to approach them.

There are several ways I feel open when it comes to writing. First, I have been writing since I was a little girl. Next, I have journal writing in school; finally, my true feeling about writing assignments. When it comes to writing it makes me feel good as a person. It helps me express my feelings in a better way. I would rather write the way I feel about things than talking it out. I feel that I am heard when someone reads what have I wrote. If I could write things down in every situation that I am in; I would. I wouldn’t talk at all besides I would just write any and everything down.