Writing is something in which all human beings can relate through. It is also a subject that many feel is a chore. No matter what kind of perspective you have on writing, we all have had to write something whether it be out of choice or school requirement. What is your perspective on writing? Do you hate every research paper with a glazed passion? Or does that same passion send your fingers gliding across the computer's pallet of letters like a young Monet? For myself, I simply love to write, but it wasn’t always that way.
My first experience with writing was sheer bare-naked torture. The kind of torture you would only let your sweet old grandmother get away with. As a kindergartener, I was a generally happy child, until I went to grandma’s house. Every time I was at grandmas, it seemed my frail arms were chained to the table and glued to a pencil. Countless Hours were spent criticizing my painstaking scribbling. “Penmanship! Penmanship!” was breathed down my neck like a dragon’s flame. I remember having to rewrite the entire alphabet if the dot to an “I” was forgotten. After several forced attempts at perfecting the alphabet, I excitedly looked over my letters with a grandeur smile. Every “t” was crossed and “I” dotted. I handed my grandma my letters and in the same instant my smile was wiped off my face. “You will never get accepted to a University with this maze of chicken scratch!” was her striking reply. I looked at my paper overwhelmed with failure and began to cry. I had neglected to stay in the lines.
Writing became a fun and easy way to express my opinion and be heard through dialogue, personality and statistics. As I grew older, my teachers gave me a new perspective on writing to replace the scarring memories I had about the alphabet. I was always encouraged by my teachers to continue my creative writing style which became my magic writing tool. With every grade I advanced, I was excited to meet new technique and vocabulary. Challenge was always something I begged for when it came to writing. I felt invigorated through achieving my goals with writing. I also developed the habit of editing my papers frequently and writing entire papers in one sitting. This helps me to make the paper flow and connect. I re-read my papers frequently because I want to see if I can detect the emotion I am trying to put into each line. As I continue to progress, I would like the ability and determination to go as far as I’d like with my passion for writing and share it with those who will lend an open ear.
Sharing writing for an audience is a very important part of the writing process. This shows you what color of mood you set the audience in, if they are drawn in by your style of writing, and gives you confidence in presenting and speaking to groups of people. The color of mood or genre your paper takes should show through the audience’s facial expressions. If you’re descriptively telling about baking a peach cobbler, the audience should be smiling or drooling a little unless they happen to all be allergic to peaches. If you’re describing the steps taking place during an execution, hopefully the audience feels awkward and a little distraught. Style of writing is all about vocabulary and opinion. Using descriptive scarcely known adjectives might be your signature in your personal literature. It may be taking a different stand point on a common topic. My personal goal with presenting writing to audiences is to help them feel what I was feeling, or to project my emotion through the words. I hope to plant a seed of curiosity in each person I present my writing to.
Of all the ways to write, I have a favorite. I love to express emotion in my papers but sometimes it just doesn’t capture what I was aiming for. That’s why I write piano music. I love to play harmonious chords or just play scales. Minor and major keys help project the sound of the emotion I want to feel. The beat or rhythm of the bass clef sets the intensity of the emotion and style of voice. Every note is telling a piece of the story with natural beauty. I feel writing piano music helps me find myself and voice my opinion and emotion positively through a creative outlet. I have composed and completed six piano songs and plan to continue.
I believe every style of writing is beneficial and can influence every being positively. Writing has a large impact in my life and I hope to continue in the lifelong exploration of writing throughout my years. This year I strive to become a better writer in every aspect possible and share what I feel harvesting the benefits of writing can bring.
