#19 Writing About Writing

When I read this option I chuckled to myself. Not because it was funny or dumb, but because I have no clue how to write about how hard it is to write. What I can tell you is if you know something is expected out of your writing it seems like something you just can't do. However, if your free writing, whether it be poetry, rhymes, short stories, or just in your everyday journal it comes to you naturally. A secret I want to share is, be yourself no matter what you write. Forget about the grammer, format, or importance. That all comes later. Put your self there. I love to write. That is when nothing is expected of me. I spend a lot of time writing letters, poetry, lyrics, or anything I think. My willpower comes from everyday activities. If I am stressed or having a good day, it doesn't matter, I grab a pen and paper and jot it down. Even if I throw it away I was able to release that feeling. One accomplishment that I made was actually with writing. My junior year in high school we had to write a paper about something that was being debated at that time. I chose to write about the controversy with Marshall Mathers aka Eminem. A lot of media exposure he got then was about how his music promoted violence and caused young men and boys to feel certain ways toward woman. Now I listened to his music. I completely disagreed and made a very good arguement to why I had disagreed. It was a good paper. My English teacher thought so too. Enough so that she gave me an "A". The only reason I really picked that is, because I remember how much feeling, thought, and hard work went into that paper. To this day whenever I write that's what I think of.