I was not to keen on the idea of sitting in a circle of desks with Goths and fan fiction writers discussing feelings and the seemingly imagined hidden agenda in the Harry Potter saga. I was pleasantly surprised to find the class had only one Goth and my fellow students turned out to be great group of people and with time I grew to see what they saw in writing and the art form it truly is, also Harry Potter conspiracies were not even mentioned once. My next substantial moment in my writing life wasn't to occur for two more years, late into my junior year of …show more content…
the assignment was to write a second person point of view informative on how to become any occupation of our choice (Naturally I chose the occupation astronaut, a occupation I knew practically nothing on beyond what I could pick up from Sandra Bullock and George Clooney). The essay was difficult to write, it challenged the entirety of my knowledge of grammar. I persevered and wrote a great paper I was proud of. In that class I learned more than how to better my writing but how to appreciate writing and the power it has. It was that class that made me realize the pen truly is mightier than the sword, as lame as that sounds.
Writing style is effected by two forces, knowledge and experience. The more you know of grammar the more intricate your writing, the rules of writing tailor and broaden your abilities. Then the stories of your life, and the experiences that shape your personality, deepen your writing. Your writing becomes more than a formula of good storytelling but a piece of life captured through your hands and onto paper.
As I now go through college and life I will continue to grow in person and writing. What little of life I have experienced has taught me existence is both uncertain and unavoidable, what seems impossible is not, and what appears inevitable is but one of many choices we can make. Writing can calm the waves and look back at life's muddy mess as clear water, sensical and