Writing Exercise
I've gotten into the class I wanted, phew! Tomorrow is my REAL first day (okay, it's really the second day of class, I know) and I've got homework that needs to be done. So I'm plugging away and reading till my eyes are drooping and I've still got another chapter to go. It's invigorating.
So, I will give you a moment to read my first writing exercise. Out of a list of things I had to pick the one I agreed with the most and the one I completely disagreed with and explain why. Here it is, it's a bit rough so forgive me.
(drum roll please)
Agree: The most important thing is that a writer believes they can learn to write well.
I thought at first that I'd say a writer needs to write more to get better, but then I thought, 'well, no, because a bad writer can write till their fingers turn blue and still be bad if they haven't learned.'
Learning and expanding ones mind is the key to becoming bett at anything in life. You must learn and broaden your mind. And you must have the confidence and self assurity to know that you are capable of learning and growing or you will never try. My handwriting is a great example. I don't imagine a time when I'll be able to improve it. I have neither the energy nor the desire nor the conviction that it will improve, to work at making it better. I can write and write and write and it still won't get better by itself.
So it is with the written word. You must have the desire, the time, and the confidence to change if you truly want to become better.
Disagree: People are born writers. You either can write or you can't.
I utterly disagree. There is nothing that you are 'born' as that can't be changed with hard work and dedication. And by hardwork I mean serious hard work, any task, any goal in life is reachable if you are willing to take the time and make the sacrifice.
This is evident throughout history with the greatest men and women. Jane Austen lived in a time where she, as a woman, was not 'born' to be a writer and yet she is one of the greatest.
Galileo was not 'born' to discover the stars and yet despite manifold trials that he faced he accomplished the un-imaginable.
No, anyone can write if they so desire.
So, I will give you a moment to read my first writing exercise. Out of a list of things I had to pick the one I agreed with the most and the one I completely disagreed with and explain why. Here it is, it's a bit rough so forgive me.
(drum roll please)
Agree: The most important thing is that a writer believes they can learn to write well.
I thought at first that I'd say a writer needs to write more to get better, but then I thought, 'well, no, because a bad writer can write till their fingers turn blue and still be bad if they haven't learned.'
Learning and expanding ones mind is the key to becoming bett at anything in life. You must learn and broaden your mind. And you must have the confidence and self assurity to know that you are capable of learning and growing or you will never try. My handwriting is a great example. I don't imagine a time when I'll be able to improve it. I have neither the energy nor the desire nor the conviction that it will improve, to work at making it better. I can write and write and write and it still won't get better by itself.
So it is with the written word. You must have the desire, the time, and the confidence to change if you truly want to become better.
Disagree: People are born writers. You either can write or you can't.
I utterly disagree. There is nothing that you are 'born' as that can't be changed with hard work and dedication. And by hardwork I mean serious hard work, any task, any goal in life is reachable if you are willing to take the time and make the sacrifice.
This is evident throughout history with the greatest men and women. Jane Austen lived in a time where she, as a woman, was not 'born' to be a writer and yet she is one of the greatest.
Galileo was not 'born' to discover the stars and yet despite manifold trials that he faced he accomplished the un-imaginable.
No, anyone can write if they so desire.
Comments
-T
-T,
Thanks. I do love seeing your work.