Theory of Writing

My feelings about writing haven’t really changed throughout the semester. I didn’t necessarily learn anything this semester that will truly affect my writing going forward. I honestly don’t even think about anything that I learned during class while I’m writing. I think that the best writing comes from people who truly care about writing itself and enjoys doing it, but I think that is still possible to be a good writer if you don’t. I still approach writing the same way now as I did at the beginning of the semester. I still wait until the last minute before I start writing because I feel like my thoughts flow better that way. I think that writing is a form of art and just like any other form of art some people are good at and some people aren’t. I believe that good writing has to be truthful and passionate. I writer should be true to himself when writing. You should write about what you know and believe. I believe that a writer should care about his writing in order to properly connect to his fans. Bad writing is something that isn’t interesting or doesn’t evoke any emotions out of me, and it’s like I’m just reading a bunch of random words put together. I end up having to read it over a couple of times just to understand what was said. If writing is emotionless no one will ever want to read it. When I’m writing I need to consider what it is that I’m trying to tell my audience. I also need to consider what approach I need to take in order to get my audiences’ attention so I will be able to convey my message. I consider myself to be a good writer. I don’t think that I’m a great writer, it’s not like I can write a great paper on a topic that I don’t care but not many can. I don’t think that my writing style ever changes regardless of the situation; I believe that no matter what I write it always will sound like something I would write. I still don’t care too much for writing in general. Writing is still something that I look at with the mindset that I have to do it and not that I want to do it. That’s nothing against this class, I actually enjoyed the class, writing just isn’t something that I’m very passionate about.