Personal Essay: I Am Not A Writer
“You can work for two hours trying to get a paragraph “right” and discover it’s not right at all. And then give up.” (Elbow 14) This is exactly how I have struggled with all of my essays. Particularly, staring at a blank paper, I cannot think of anything to write because my mind is empty. In addition, it is so hard for me to push myself to write a stream of words. Therefore, I am definitely not a writer because I do not like to write, not have writing passion, nor reading hobby.
First of all, I am not a writer because I do not like to write. Personally, I prefer face-to-face communication than writing “how I feel about anything and everything.” (Mora 36) For this reason, my words in writing are not suitable because the words we use in the verbal communication and the words for writing are not similar (Rosa 7). Also, if my imagination of flying to the moon or to some unknown planet in the galaxy can easily express in my verbal communication, my writing skill just …show more content…
glues my fingers on the pencil, and my eyes stare at the white paper for hours. Therefore, to other people, they may enjoy writing, but it is so difficult for me to write.
Secondly, no passion in writing makes me a non-writer. It has always been a “terrible burden” for me if I have to write something (Elbow 14). Since I have no passion, writing becomes my horrible torture. As a result, forcing myself to write makes my writing worse because “The habit of compulsive, premature editing… makes writing hard. It also makes writing dead.” (Elbow 14) Moreover, having no passion in writing makes me give up easily if I can not look for new ideas. Also, I can not focus on writing, then I am easily distracted by everything around. In the long run, if I have to write, it is clear that I write for some purpose, not for passion.
Last but not least, I cannot write because I am not a reader.
Particularly, my vocabulary and grammar is poor when I do not “exposure to new and different reading experiences.” (Rosa 8) Also, for not reading, I have lost the chances to receive “what writers have given me, a chance to hear the voices of the people I will never meet.” (Mora 36) For that reason, the words that I have used for my writings are usually my own informal words. To solve this problem, I try to read some books. However, I fall asleep quickly right after reading the first page. As a matter of fact, it is hard for me to improve my writing skill because I do not read.
In summary, I am not a writer because I do not enjoy writing. Besides, writing is always my pressure because I do not have passion in writing. Especially, reading cannot become my hobby no matter how I try. Although having so many struggles with writing, I am still trying to write because “If you abandon it, you’ll likely never have a voice and never be heard.” (Elbow
15)
First of all, I am not a writer because I do not like to write. Personally, I prefer face-to-face communication than writing “how I feel about anything and everything.” (Mora 36) For this reason, my words in writing are not suitable because the words we use in the verbal communication and the words for writing are not similar (Rosa 7). Also, if my imagination of flying to the moon or to some unknown planet in the galaxy can easily express in my verbal communication, my writing skill just …show more content…
glues my fingers on the pencil, and my eyes stare at the white paper for hours. Therefore, to other people, they may enjoy writing, but it is so difficult for me to write.
Secondly, no passion in writing makes me a non-writer. It has always been a “terrible burden” for me if I have to write something (Elbow 14). Since I have no passion, writing becomes my horrible torture. As a result, forcing myself to write makes my writing worse because “The habit of compulsive, premature editing… makes writing hard. It also makes writing dead.” (Elbow 14) Moreover, having no passion in writing makes me give up easily if I can not look for new ideas. Also, I can not focus on writing, then I am easily distracted by everything around. In the long run, if I have to write, it is clear that I write for some purpose, not for passion.
Last but not least, I cannot write because I am not a reader.
Particularly, my vocabulary and grammar is poor when I do not “exposure to new and different reading experiences.” (Rosa 8) Also, for not reading, I have lost the chances to receive “what writers have given me, a chance to hear the voices of the people I will never meet.” (Mora 36) For that reason, the words that I have used for my writings are usually my own informal words. To solve this problem, I try to read some books. However, I fall asleep quickly right after reading the first page. As a matter of fact, it is hard for me to improve my writing skill because I do not read.
In summary, I am not a writer because I do not enjoy writing. Besides, writing is always my pressure because I do not have passion in writing. Especially, reading cannot become my hobby no matter how I try. Although having so many struggles with writing, I am still trying to write because “If you abandon it, you’ll likely never have a voice and never be heard.” (Elbow
15)