Feelings About Writing

Being A Writer

I have never been much of a writer, but when I have to write a paper for a class, I do not tend leave it to the last minute, I tend to write the paper two days before its due, that way I can have someone review it for me. Still, writing and I do not have a good relationship we don't mix well. I feel that writing is an important part of learning and an important aspect of life, but I just don't have a passion for it. It's like in my senior year; my teacher wanted us to write a memoir every week. I enjoyed it because I was writing about my memories, but I disliked it when I would get her comments and it was red all over the paper. I was disappointed in myself, but at least I would get the opportunity to correct the memoir and have her look it over and possibly move my grade up. That is one of the reasons why I dislike writing, but as the saying goes "what doesn't kill you, can only make you stronger".

When I saw the question "Think about you and writing being in a relationship. How do you describe that relationship?" I thought, why would you ask that question? I never thought of writing and I being in a relationship, but then I realized that we are. This is a relationship that you can either love or hate; I thought that I really hated writing, but I don't, I actually just dislike it. I may not enjoy writing, but I know it is very important not only in school but in life as well.

I love writing in the sense of using a pen or a pencil to write stuff on paper. I am not sure why, but I love it. Sometimes during the summer, I would have the sudden urge to write something. It didn't matter what I wrote, I just really wanted to write. At those times, I would miss school. I loved having homework in the sense that I had something to do, to pass the time. For classes, I love taking notes and writing homework and such. I just do not enjoy the writing essays for tests, papers, or essays in general.

As I walk into this class, I feel confident in the fact that I will get the job done and receive a well enough grade. I do not feel confident in the fact that I am going to enjoy writing all of these essays. By writing all of theses essays, I feel that they will help me feel more comfortable and be more confident with writing for both classes and my future. I am thankful for this class in that sense. But, who knows, maybe I might enjoy writing more after this course.

In previous courses, I was faced with writing essays, memoirs, journals, research papers, and more; and every time that I have encountered them, I have become a better writer. Even though I did not enjoy those writings, I still completed each assignment and by doing so, I became more comfortable with the fact that I am going to write many more papers in college. I knew that if I did not enjoy them now, then it would kill me in college. I have learned that it won't