Reflecting

From an early age I have always seen the value in being able to write, this semester has only strengthened my belief.  Generally speaking in college, with very few exceptions; everything requires writing.  In the real world, I’ve found being able to put pen to paper to convey my exact thoughts with the attribute of conveyance to be a very competitive edge.  I strongly believe it has been the factor for my resume being picked up instead of an equally matched competitor’s.  Though I remain very selective of what I would like to write, I see every opportunity as grounds to get better at it, resulting in endless opportunities for someone that uses writing as means to stand out and be picked first.

To my surprise, I found the readings throughout the semester to be conveying; surpassing my preconceived feelings of reluctance.  Changed by them?  No.  I still credit the literature (both the book & film) Fightclub to be the “one” that impacted home enough to merit change in my perspective.

Writing for me, is slowly, very slowly, turning into a closet hobby that like any other hobby is best enjoyed on your own terms to yield the most satisfaction.  When it comes to my writing process, I still hold true to the most against-the-grain methods.  I still find four-squares, webs, outlines, ect., to be a painstaking waste of time.  A word processor allows me to butcher the spelling of a word, and inject it with a thousand milligrams of terrible grammar without skipping a beat.  When I’m liable for my terrible penmanship and constant anguish of wondering how a word is spelled on parchment, I bewilder myself to have any brainpower for the things that matter: ideas, structure, fluency, word choice ect.  For the same reason I produce my best quality of writing via word processor, I feel like going out of my way to conform to a pre-writing process is detrimental to the nature of the bigger picture; the final product.  My energy is best spent scrambling 80 words-per- minute, chockfull of red and green underscores.  

As always, the things not meant to even faze a student were indeed my biggest struggles.  I can honestly say I spent more time worrying about making an introduction video than producing all the essays combined.  The little things like PowerPoint’s, being creative, and picking colors that appeal to others will always be a hurdle for me.  

I LEARNED THIS:

Real world

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