Normally I am not one to be into reading and/or writing. Not to say I am not good at either, just not one of my interests. As a kid in elementary school, I was very into poetry, short stories, and limericks. However, being forced to right so much work that was just time consuming as well as uninteresting became the reason of me losing interest in writing all together. The same goes for reading. Growing up I used to love to read all types of books and stories but when forced to read text required by the school, it wasn't fun anymore. I feel as if it is a burden to my creativity in the fact that I have no desire to express myself in writing to anyone.
If I had to describe the type of writer that I am, I don't think that I could label me as anything. Most of the writing I do now is casual texts amongst friends or emails to professors and my significant other. I once was very creative and still to this day would love to be just like Edgar Allen Poe but seeing as that is not an option, I stick with writing what I have to. Reading the same way. I occasionally pick up a book now and then just for a personal read, but the majority of my reading comes from what is assigned to me. Luckily, I am a very open minded person and look forward to the chance of being able to enjoy writing/reading again. Thus, I am excited to see what this class has in store for me.
Thanks for sharing, Ellie. I think that a lot of people experience that changing attitude toward writing and reading, especially in high school. I have always loved to write, but I was assigned so much reading from school that I started to hate it. Fortunately, I'm now in place where I get to choose what I read, so I enjoy it again.
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