Friends
call me Jake. Acquaintances call me Jacob. Family call me Marley.
I've
been writing recreationally for around a year. I don't sit down and
write every day, but wait for a light bulb to appear above my head.
I'd like to change that. Writing has grown on me. I wouldn't say it's
a passion, but I definitely find it enjoyable! A couple of my friends
have also taken to it, and we share our work with each other. My very
own scrawl society.
I
first developed an interest in writing when reading. I try to read
routinely, but to be completely honest I haven't read much recently,
not for a lack of prospects.
I'm fascinated with poetry. The interest really sparked around a couple months ago when I became engrossed in my favourite songs' lyrics. I've tried writing poems, but have only touched on the subject, and hope to improve! The thing I find the most riveting about poetry is its diversity.
I'm
taking this class to expose myself to new types of writing. I always
enjoy finding new authors and stories that I've never heard of as
well. I look forward to these projects because I haven't undertaken
many of them like speech writing or short stories. I find that I have
done so much of essay writing for school that it's become dull, and these assignments allow me to explore more creative forms of writing.
I've
admittedly only scraped the surface of writing. There's so much more
I would like to learn. My biggest flaw as a writer is my tendency to
run on, or include too much description. I also find it difficult to
find a voice, and sometimes in revising my work, I notice it seems
too formal.
