Personal Narrative: My Weaknesses As A Writer

This year, I have learned a lot about my strengths as well as my weaknesses. I believe one of my biggest weakness is that I am a slow writer; it take a long time to put my thoughts into words that represent what I want to convey. I feel I could also improve upon my elaboration of more in depth information that I want the reader to know. It can usually never be disadvantageous to add more details into my writing. One of my strengths would include, that persuasive writing comes naturally to me because I find enjoyment in participating in civil arguments. Since, I have a background in public debate and have practiced using persuasive techniques in my writing and speech, I have little to no issues and I rarely catch myself using any form a logical fallacies in my writing. I think that practicing different forms of writing has strengthened and created a strong foundation for my future writing, from argumentative essays to rhetorical analysis’ to research papers.

Another major improvement, as a writer and as a reader, is that I learned to intently analyze other author’s rhetoric. I improved my personal writing by observing how and why other’s writings were effective at capturing and persuading their audience. One issue I am still working towards improvement upon, is the fluidity of my writing. I jump from one idea to a next with little to no transition, often times confusing my reader. Better organizing of my thoughts, topics, and points throughout my writing would allow for my work to flow more smoothly and the reader to transition between subjects with without getting