My definition of writing has often changed throughout various phases of my life. From elementary school to middle school, writing was fun and freeing. I was an avid writer who wrote stories every day in my journal or in Google Docs, allowing my creativity to flow. I wrote a four-part series about a princess and loved to write short haikus. From middle school to high school, writing gradually became monotonous and a task. I slowly started falling out of love with writing as I began to be assigned more writing work that didn’t allow me to be as creative, but rather more analytical and follow a specific structure. It was the limitations placed on me throughout my education that made me slowly drift away from writing.
When I consider writing as a whole today, I feel that it takes up a large portion of energy from me. Like many others, I would much rather use my writing time to study or do other school work; I do not write for fun, but rather only when I need to. However, after taking WRIT 150 and working on several writing projects, a new relationship between me and writing began to grow. Reconnecting with writing not only made me more vulnerable and specific, but it also allowed for my experiences to take control through multimodal forms. The course provided me with more freedom in my writing that allowed me to regain control of my words, teaching me more about myself through various ways.
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