Writer

Prior to entering class, I deemed myself a competent writer. However, I quickly discovered that my writing involved mediocre writing precepts. In contrast to the principles of scholarly discourse, my writing held the tenets of conversational writing and failed to meet academic standards. Furthermore, much of my poor writing was akin to a deep-rooted habit that I found humbling to admit and challenging to correct. Passive voice, unneeded words, long sentences, were a few of the obstacles that

Every good writer needs a solid foundation to be successful. This is true for both professional and informal communication. Your level of education is reflected in your writing style. If it contains many grammatical errors and lacks structure it can be perceived that you are not a very good writer. For years, I thought I didn’t need any formal education. That was a big mistake that is now in the process of being corrected. This course has started to help me communicate more efficiently as a business

In this memo, I introduced the path I have taken as a writer. The things I have learned about writing during high school and at Purdue. The biggest change after I came to Purdue as a writer is that I realized that the purpose of writing is not just about exams or joy, but also about future career and research. History of my writing As a writer, I like writing stories. I started to write my own novel at 12. At that time, I have read a lot of novels and interesting stories. When I finished each

Being an effective writer requires being able to identify your strengths and weaknesses and what is effective versus what is ineffective with your writing. The first principle to be improved is being more specific. Sometimes as a writer responding to an email or assignment by writing too fast can cause the person to miss your initial point in the response and then there will be another email asking for clarity. This will allow them to comprehend the initial response and take action if needed or send

actual sense of the word to be a writer would mean anyone who has ever written before. Although I do not believe that definition is a true representation of the word. A writer is much more than that. To me, a writer is someone who writes for fun. Which could also be done professionally if they have a passion for writing. This writing could be of any genre. It could range from research to fiction. Also, the end result does not need to be anything significant. To be a writer you do not need to have published

Becoming a writer is difficult. But if you use specific steps and strategies you can write a great essay. Using your voice can help you come up with the purpose of an essay. And it can also help you in the writing process letting you brainstorm, plan and have strong body paragraphs so your essay will end up excellent. Using your voice, helps you come up with the purpose of an essay. When using your voice what you have to say is in your perspective meaning it’ll be different from the others. For

good vocabulary, punctuation, and sentence fluency so that it is easy to follow. I know that writing will always be an important thing in my life. I’m taking Foundations of Writing to prepare myself for college and to learn how to become a better writer. I will use what I learned in this class while I am writing college papers or even for a future job. When I am given an assignment, the first thing I do is think about how I am going to write it. Then I begin writing down my thoughts until I can't

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

Becoming a Writer 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. In contemplation of becoming a writer, there are certain duties, special

decent writer. This idea came from me always getting good grades without ever having to put in much effort. In order for me to become what I consider a “good” writer, I need to learn how to show why I am right and cause others to agree with the points I make or cause others to contemplate what was written. Good writing allows readers to understand what is going through the writer’s head. Through hard work and learning how to strengthen my weaknesses, I can become what I consider a “good” writer. Honestly