When you look at the history of my writing you will probably come to find that I am no J.K. Rowling, Mark Twain, or William Shakespeare. I have always sort of had a not so creative imagination, which in turn makes all my fiction papers really boring to read. Then when it comes to writing papers based on the truth, I just seem to list facts and not allow them to transition smoothly into my paper. I’ve always been the student who has to work ten times harder than other students to receive the same grade. Many teachers have told me I just need to try to write about the things that people don’t already know about, something that sparks peoples attention so that they will want to read my papers. Teachers are always telling me to challenge myself an write about topics that that I am not very informed on, the tell me I can learn through my papers.
There are many things that I however think that I struggle with like: transitioning into new paragraphs, saying things in my own words, and using correct punctuation. I have trouble knowing when it is time for a new paragraph and not confusing people in my paper. When I cite information from other sources I tend to make it sound too much like the text and not original. Last, I definitely have trouble with proofreading my papers and leaving too many punctuation errors in it.
As you can tell, I am not the strongest writer in the world, and I have no faith in myself either. Resulting in the reason why I don’t like to write. The only writing I only look forward to in my day is writing to my friends back home through Internet using facebook, email, and myspace! This class will hopefully make me stronger and more confident in the papers I will have to write all semester!
1 comment:
i know that many teachers will prize wild creativity over simplicity, and i think that a writer like yourself has many strengths that the other types don't have. You seem to take a quantitative, meticulous and almost mathematical approach to writing, and these are virtues that I wish I could develop more in my own writing.
Also, from the format I see here, it appears to me that you have a solid grasp of forming ideas and presenting them. another very strong aspect of your writing is its honesty--that is huge. I get the feeling of openness from reading this, and that (in my opinion) is an incredible asset for any writer to possess. i hope there are some assignments in here that resonate with you...let me know how I can help.
Thanks
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