Importance Of Writing Strengths In Writing

In high school, I was not the best writer. It took me twice as long as others to write a paper and it still would sometimes not be good enough to earn an A. I knew I had to improve on my writing abilities and I figured the best place to learn would be in college. Even though I had many strengths in writing such as transitional phrases and word choice, I still was not developing the papers I knew I could. Coming to college, I had high expectations of myself and knew if I pushed myself, my writing ability would improve. The main way to accomplish this feat would be to cut down on the amount of time it took me to write a paper. This was the biggest problem I had. I spent too much time over analyzing each sentence and never had enough time to review

I still have so much to learn such as how to capture an audience’s attention, create logical transitions, and how to best illustrate my voice. In addition, most of this writing will be done to fit my discipline so I will have to adapt my writing to do so. To make learning these new skills easier, I have to develop better writing habits such as writing as soon as possible so I have more time to correct my writing, have the paper reviewed by peers and scholars, and to not overthink when I write but just let my voice run free and correct it later. I also want to try more creative forms of writing such as the learning memoir. I never had so much fun writing a paper before. All the freedom I received allowed me to express my individuality and voice through my words. In high school, we followed a five paragraph approach which grew tiresome. The learning memoir paper is the first time I truly understood what it meant to be a writer.To accomplish these goals will require the willpower and desire to change. Without these attributes, they will simply remain unfinished goals. Also, since I will not have a writing course anymore, I will most likely be writing less. This will require me to spend more time on each paper I write in the future to absorb as much information as I can to improve myself and my writing. Overall, I learned a lot and really enjoyed my time in