My Writing Experience

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What has brought me to this class and what do I expect to gain you may ask. You also may wonder what is my background in writing, or even my strengths and weaknesses with such. Follow along with me as I tell my story of composition and me. Most people to whom know me well will tell you I disked writing, but never knew why. I have never considered myself an accomplished or even an elegant writer. I have struggled to put words on paper and make them sound somewhat attractive or interesting. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation were a struggle for me even back in school, but I managed to get by. Now at 40 years old I am haunted once again with my fears of writing by choice. Over the 16 years that I worked with MedFlight I have written a few articles for our newsletter and even had a safety article published. Never have I felt my articles were written well and took a long time to get the final draft completed. My last article I completed was last semester for biology class and before that over 2 years ago. I usually shy away from writing and strategically place myself into situations I don’t have to write. I am to the point in my life where I need to get over my fear of writing. …show more content…

I started college for the first time ever in August last year. My desire was to higher my education and better my writing and communication skills. I figured that my best and easiest option is get a degree in emergency medical services technology. COTC offers credit for work experience and all i’m required to complete are the electives for the program. The electives have pushed me out of my customary range of familiarity and forced me to learn how to communicate better and soon write better. My hope for this class is I will understand how to better structure my writings and not be fearful. I also hope that my speed of development and structure improve. Being able to put words to paper flawlessly and effortlessly would also be an outstanding

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