My Writing Experience Essay

Truth be told I’m not a fan of writing. When I was told I'd be taking an English class, I was a little worried. Writing is something that I don’t enjoy much of. Maybe it’s because I do it on a daily basis for work. In my career, I’m writing memorandums and orders daily. I find myself anxious and worried when I am told I have to write something that will be graded. My daughter, on the other hand, is creative, smart and absolutely loves to write. She has her passion for feeling the words as she writes novel after novel. Clearly, this didn’t come from me! In the time of Ancient Egypt, most people weren't allowed to write. “Writing was specifically for the “elite class”. The elite class was usually only the higher-ups or scribes. Even

My main fear is my lack success and whether my writing is correct in my thoughts that are put on paper. When you have self-doubt I think it tends to have a negative effect on the outcome of your writing. The most important step in writing is confidence. If you don’t have the confidence to push yourself and work through any self-doubt you cannot be a strong writer. Many writers feel as if little victories can make all those defeats worthwhile, but when you’re in the writing mode, staring at the screen or paper, slogging away day after day, without feedback, you can often feel like you’ve wandered deep into the woods without a guide and now you’re lost and it's getting dark and there are strange sounds coming from that grove of trees and at this far out no one can hear you (Kressel 2014). Many writers have the same fear I do but yet are still able to come out on top and be successful writers. In conclusion, while I do have a fear of writing, I believe this class will allow me to continue past my fear. I do not believe it will completely disappear, however, I think my confidence will become stronger as I learn more. I look forward to learning as much as possible in writing. As I read more about failures, success, and accomplishments past self-doubt it makes me aware that everyone goes through this as a writer. No writer ever truly passes off their feelings of insecurity. In fact, they push through and set it aside to write amazing novels or