I still love English and writing. If anything this semester
has increased my love for English rather than hindered it. I have learned more
than ever that I need to be in the right frame of mind to write though. I would
love to figure out how to not be so dependent on my frame of mind in order to
pull off well-written pieces. I also wonder if this isn’t just the nature of
writing and English.
I have really enjoyed reading more and improving my vocabulary
this semester. One of the ways that my writing has improved, is by seeing the
value of authors being clear and concise. This has allowed me the freedom to
say things much more clearly, and a lot less flowery. I still like playing with
words, but I feel that I am learning to bring creativity and information into a
better balance. As I look back on the semester with English 111 I really don’t
have a lot of regrets.
I am looking forward to the day when I get to take
English 112! I am hoping that I will take it next fall semester. My personal
goals as a writer are to write an article to send into the CVCC magazine, as
well as to continue to work on my devotional book and story. I think the best
piece I wrote this semester is hopefully, my last one, which is a textual analysis.
The reason I feel this way is because I think that it has much more improved writing
style.
