Personal Narrative: What I Learned In My Writing

Over the course of this semester, I have learned an abundance of things about myself as a writer. The first, and utmost important concept that I learned was that is acceptable to make mistakes. I felt with this discovery, I liberated myself as a writer, making the entire process seem less intimidating. The second most important idea that I learned was that nothing is ever perfect. There is always room for improvement somewhere. I also learned that I have a talent for writing comedy, which is very exciting as I plan to exploit this in the future. I learned that some people just won’t like how or what I write and that is okay.
Revision was a new concept to me coming into this class. I had never sat down and deleted scenes, removed characters, or taken the time to read my story from an unfamiliar perspective. Going into revising, I had a few goals. The main goal I had was to revise the story to make myself feel better about it. I started the revision process by …show more content…
I believe that the most important out of these crucial factors is conflict. Conflict can be defined as the tension and struggle of the story. To me, conflict is the heart of the story as it is often the reason for writing and reading. Conflict keeps writers motivated, readers interested, and creates the narrative arc that is so important to any piece of writing. Following conflict, I would rate plot as the next most key factor. The plot is the series of events that set up the story. The plot introduces the characters, creates the conflict, and tells the story. Setting and character are also elements that should be included to have a tangible story. The characters should be relatable, interesting, and three dimensional as they are the ones who make the story come alive. The setting of the story sets up the image created in the reader’s head, so it should fit the plot, conflict, and