Before this class I was scared to let others read my writing. Coming to terms with this in college that without acknowledging your mistakes you will fail to grow. This really applies to any part of life especially freshmen year, but in writing it’s necessary. Learning to accept the mistakes I would make like, run on sentences, sometimes not having a complete sentence, and writing whatever popped into my head with little or no organization technique. Throughout the semester I have improved. Wanting to know more and realizing what works through trial and error, I pushed myself out of my comfort and anxiety of criticism to improve what I had created and becoming truthfully a confident writer.
When I got to my place essay, I felt that my writing had improved. Even through I revised some of it and add an experience to it. This paper was my favorite because I was most confident with writing and sharing it. My place essay was my voice, purely from my experiences. I believe I had the confidence that I did from the practice of writing other papers before. The more you do the more you know. I got to see and try to understand where I lacked in my writing skills to improve. This semester especially I gained the confidence to work through problems I had been insecure