Writing and I

My relationship with writing has been positive; I love writing, and I find the process challenging but enjoyable within that challenge. Sometimes, I find distaste in writing something I am not interested in, and I know many peers who feel the same way about it. Over time, this relationship with writing has grown more robust and passionate; I love writing now more than ever. Throughout my years of writing for fun and in English classes, I have learned more and more about different styles and types of writing. Writing is an art but also a form of expression.

Writing is often challenging regarding how I need to focus; otherwise, what I am writing will only make sense if I write about something completely random and out of the ordinary. I cannot recall when I loathed writing; I have always enjoyed writing to an extent. Whether it’s a story about made-up characters or a poem, I have always enjoyed making them and reading them afterward. Sometimes, the most challenging part about writing is reading and disliking it after you’ve created it; we are our worst critics. 

My enjoyment of writing and creating stories originated in elementary school when I would make comic books with my friends. We had a whole series of comics by the end of it. It was about a bunch of classmates in an alternate world with superpowers of our choosing; I drew most of the characters and collaborated with the class to add more and more aspects to the story. Looking back on it now, it was a mess of a story, and the timeline makes no sense, but it certainly was fun and likely marked the start of my love of storyline creation and writing.