Writing is my way of expression (along with drawing and listening to music). I write because it’s what I do. I picked up my pencil and decided to put “creative writing” on my schedule. After that it was history.
For as long as I can remember I have written stories. I have progressed a lot. I was put into creative writing class at my old school. I took it for two years (my 7th and 8th grade years). I learned and grew through my writing. My teacher believed in me. This in turn helped me to believe in myself. When I didn’t believe in myself or like my stories, she did. She showed me how to write. She introduced me to writing poetry and helped me understand how to write a poem. She showed me how to write in a way others could understand not just me.
I write like I speak, or how I speak in my head. I am sometimes not very understandable due to this, but she helped me to realize this. She helped me to fix my errors. She helped me enter and win my first writing contest.
So, when I write I think of her.
I write how I think. I write my thoughts. I write to clear my head. I write to clear my head of what others think. I write to tell stories. To tell my story. To tell others stories. I write to say what I can’t say out loud.
I write to have an output. I heard someone (I can’t remember who) say we all have outputs and it’s true. We all have output mine just happen to be writing and drawing. We all have outputs due to how much we have input into our brain. Due to technology, we get a lottttttttt more input than output and it overloads our brain making it harder to think creatively.
A lot of people think writing is boring, exhausting, a waste of time, or even just horrible. This is not the case for me. I have heard how boring and horrible writing is my whole life and I have never really understood the hate that comes with writing. Writing is my release and it’s a great thing todo. It helps you think clearly and see things in your perspective or others. It is also historical in a way. You can read a story written by someone centuries ago and centuries from now people will read our stories. I say that but I don’t write for others I write for myself. I write because it’s what makes me happy.
I also write how I speak in my head and its commonly misinterpreted, so I understand that part and I’m glad you talked about it.
Writing is such a great tool of self expression and I am so happy that you have a person to thank for it. Personally I thank her for contributing to your growth as it brought you here to MSA.