9/22: Writing Process

Much like our authors, I can describe my writing as recursive and overlapping. I find it hard to figure out an algorithm for my piece of writing. An essay might have its own structure relative to its genre, but the content and its organization would be difficult to fit into an algorithm like a machine. For me writing is spontaneous, thus, my mind cannot focus on a fixed structure.
During my school days, we were taught that good writers are born naturally. One needs to have talent to succeed in writing. I think evaluation of creative writing was also somewhat arbitrary. Like many other, I also grew up believing that writing is not my niche.
My first teaching assistantship as a tutor at the Writing Center at my previous university, taught me to see writing in a whole new light. I learned that a person can become a good writer through learning some strategies and implementing them successfully. Of course, practice is a big part of it. Also, to acknowledge a piece of writing to being a work in progress helped me to develop as a writer. I now write more freely and confidently. I now recognize my writing style, and can work on developing one consciously.