Tuesday, August 31, 2010

What kind of writer am I?

A sloppy one. No but seriously I am a writer who likes to tackle a diverse amount of subjects and styles. You stress the importance of taking Creative Writing while at Creighton, well I'm one step ahead of you. I'm an English Minor whose already on the second tier of Creative Writing (though I don't care for it as much as I do Journalism). I believe that when writing casually I have a conversational style that tends to lean towards humorous. When trying to to write more professionally I can get a little thick with my language or wording but that's why I'm taking a professional writing class this semester.

The things I like about writing are vast. I like the ability to say something permanently, I like the fact that you can go back and edit ideas and thoughts. I love that you can conjure up images in a person's head without even having to show them a picture and I love the freedom of writing. If you can think it up in your head, chances are you can write it down.

What I don't like about writing is how hard it can be sometimes. There, I said it. Sometimes you'll be writing and you'll just hit a wall like a Volkswagon going 80 mph into a tree. I've spent hours just staring at half-finished papers and Creightonian articles trying to find what else I need to put in them, but once you can get back up to speed I find that it becomes enjoyable once again.

I hope this helps and sorry about not emailing it to you!