Here I am, starting my own blog. I am actually very surprised at myself for doing this because I’ve never enjoyed writing. Two classes that helped me change my mind: keyboarding and writers’ workshop.
I took keyboarding last year as a freshmen because I’ve always been horrible at typing. I remember fourth grade when we would go into the computer lab to learn to type and I was always the slowest. I tried so hard but my fingers just never touched the keyboard where I wanted them to go! We didn’t even do very much in the keyboarding class; I actually thought it was somewhat a waste of time because we only typed for the first half hour of class and then did nothing. Looking back now, I am so thankful I took that class, especially my freshmen year, because it really did improve my typing dramatically (I don’t even have to look at the keyboard!) and I made so many new friends with all the time to spare for the rest of class.
Writers’ Workshop was a class I took last semester and it really opened my eyes to all different types of writing: movie reviews, poetry, memoirs, short stories… I never enjoy the writing process, but just seeing my end results is amazing to me! Especially at times like this where I come up with one idea and thoughts just continue to pour out of my mind and through my fingers onto the page. I really discovered my (soon-to-be) love of memoirs in this class also. After having to write one on my own, I am so tempted to read one. Whenever I walk into a book store I see all the memoirs and how each author’s life is different, just by the cover. In this class I also read a book I chose called The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It is now my favorite book because there is so much to think about. Alice Sebold has also written a memoir, so I can’t wait to read that as well.
So this is how my “finding pleasure in writing” began. As I grew, the timing was right for each class I took and together left me typing endlessly at my computer about nothing. This is just a little sample of all my never-ending thoughts, trust me!
I took keyboarding last year as a freshmen because I’ve always been horrible at typing. I remember fourth grade when we would go into the computer lab to learn to type and I was always the slowest. I tried so hard but my fingers just never touched the keyboard where I wanted them to go! We didn’t even do very much in the keyboarding class; I actually thought it was somewhat a waste of time because we only typed for the first half hour of class and then did nothing. Looking back now, I am so thankful I took that class, especially my freshmen year, because it really did improve my typing dramatically (I don’t even have to look at the keyboard!) and I made so many new friends with all the time to spare for the rest of class.
Writers’ Workshop was a class I took last semester and it really opened my eyes to all different types of writing: movie reviews, poetry, memoirs, short stories… I never enjoy the writing process, but just seeing my end results is amazing to me! Especially at times like this where I come up with one idea and thoughts just continue to pour out of my mind and through my fingers onto the page. I really discovered my (soon-to-be) love of memoirs in this class also. After having to write one on my own, I am so tempted to read one. Whenever I walk into a book store I see all the memoirs and how each author’s life is different, just by the cover. In this class I also read a book I chose called The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It is now my favorite book because there is so much to think about. Alice Sebold has also written a memoir, so I can’t wait to read that as well.
So this is how my “finding pleasure in writing” began. As I grew, the timing was right for each class I took and together left me typing endlessly at my computer about nothing. This is just a little sample of all my never-ending thoughts, trust me!
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ReplyDeleteI like your first post, you write very good and I'm now anxious to read your next one!
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mary (: