As a writer, I think I'm not as good as I thought I was in high school. I see myself as a student who tries his best, but does “B” average work. I never really took the time to refer to my documents. I always just wrote down what the teacher wanted and turned it in. In my mind, I never liked trying to explain in detail what something meant. In high school, my teachers always wanted me to explain my writing so thoroughly that a kindergartner could understand why Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. Trying to explain what I wrote was always very tiring. I often got bored trying to explain and then I would stop writing and do something else for a while. For the most part in high school I didn't like writing. Mainly because I thought my writing wasn't good enough to see the light. I never like peer editing. I was always afraid that anyone who read my article would make fun of it. I have become very self-aware about writing. I never let anyone see my newspaper. I would write it, then edit it myself and turn it in. Even though I got A's in English classes, I still didn't like what I had to write. The only thing I liked to write about was creative things. When I was able to find the topic and stick with it, I loved it. I love being creative. I can describe an abandoned house in detail and make it a very interesting story. I would picture the house in my mind and be able to describe anything that would bring the house to life in my writing. It was fun to be able to create a story from nothing and bring it to life. But when I don't like the topic or when I have to have certain things in the paper, I feel forced almost like I'm living in a prison and this makes my writing boring. I......half a sheet. ..... I write, I can't think of anything regarding the topic. Therefore, I will listen to music or look around the room to see if anything connects to my topic. Most of the time I close my eyes and let my mind write. I found this to help me write down what I'm thinking. Sometimes it's hard to take what you think in your mind and translate it into a sentence that makes sense to the reader. Sometimes not even looking gives me more inspiration and makes the words flow easier than looking at what I write. I think there are some things I need to get better at, like my inner critic and having less writer's block. I make mistakes when I write, but I'm only human. This is how I learn to correct my writing skills. Without making so many mistakes in past articles, I probably wouldn't be where I am now, which is on the path to becoming a better writer.