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English 090: My Journey As A Writer
Mandy Dean
02/01/2011
Midterm Reflection Letter
Renee Gurley
English 090

My journey as a writer has not been as difficult as I thought it would. I have always had a passion for writing and telling my thoughts or stories. However, I have learned many things so far in this class.

When writing the first essay there were many steps I used. The topic of our essay was already selected, so I simply built off of the topic. I used brainstorming to select my different thoughts I wanted to share in the essay. Once I had my ideas down, I used organizing to make my paper flow better. Once I was satisfied with the essay, I then used revision for grammar and punctuation errors.

The most challenging part of the essay for me was to not stray
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