Writing Experiences

Mostly i'm very intimidated by writing. I have never considered my self a writer. I first got turned off from writing in 6th grade. I moved from utah to virginia.  To a school district that prided itself on pushing and being ahead. Well after just about no experience and hardly any teaching i got shoved right into the world of essays, poems, and reports.  I feel like i never caught up and could never figure out how to actually do any of those and get a good grade.  It was VERY frustrating.  I stopped caring.


From then on it was really just a matter of how do get through english and get a c with as minimal work as possible. I pretty much mastered that one in high school. During my first year of college I started my first college level english class.  The first assignment was an observation essay. I really couldn't figure out how to watch anything and describe it. I honestly though here we go again. Two days before the due date i figrued out what i was going to do.  I had just had an experience myself and decided to write about it as if i had been observing it.  Only paper i got an A on, EVER. After that i got so overwhelmed that i dropped the class.  So, i'm really nervous here taking another class. This time i do have a different motivation, maybe that will help.

Ironically enough it was also in 6th grade that i discovered the love of reading. I used books to escape into another world and forget my own.  At some point near the end of the year i found a book that i really enjoyed. The search was on for more. Since then i go through phases of reading, but i have enjoyed it ever since. Now it is not unheard of for me to forget about everything and read a book in a day.

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