Reflective Essay: How To Become A Better Writer

I hate writing! Writing is the repetitive routine that is not attractive or engaging. Indeed, as I start to write, I lay on my bed tiredly, blankly stare at the computer’s screen, and secretly pray for magical words and thoughtful ideas to rush into my dumb brain. In fact, as an English learner, it took me a huge amount of time and effort to learn how to write. I migrated to the United States four and a half years ago from Vietnam with my family and started school without knowing any English. The learning process was extremely difficult, since I do not only have to understand the language, but also to master and apply it into writing. Despite several struggles that I faced, I explored different methods become a better writer through various exercises such as learning grammar rules, reading, and practicing writing along with thinking creatively and transferring thoughts into words.
When I first arrived to the United States, I knew I …show more content…
Revision is my most favorite part of all, since it changes and also differentiates a good and bad writing piece. The revision does not only simply mean to correct the wrong usage of grammar, but also use improve the writing as a whole when dissecting it into several tiny parts. Those revisions might be a retouch of a sentence, an expansion of ideas, or an omission of an unnecessary details. There are just so many things that can be done to one writing that would possibly transform an ugly and incomplete first draft into a great and beautiful final writing. In fact, I view the revision process as the last step of the makeup process, putting on the matte power. Without this last step, no matter how good the makeup is, it can easily be washed away with the unavoidable dirt and oils. Similar concept applies to writing, a writing idea or thought can be extremely exceptional yet with the lack of revision, it is not any different from a ruined makeup