Technical writer

something new you can learn and room for improvement" -Roy T. Bennet. Writing, along with many other skills, is something that takes practice. Over time, writer's learn and develop new strengths and weaknesses that help develop them to become the best writer they can be. Through the course of this class I have developed a better understanding of my writing strengths, weaknesses and strategized ways to improve future writing's. Over the past month, I have learned a variety of skills that I…

Writing became my best escape during the time that I am so down and depress years ago. Feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, I began writing all the challenges that happened from the first day of my struggle up to that present moment. I started reflecting on the issues that are bothering me. Lo and behold, writing relieved some tension I felt. If you feel down right now, you might as well do some scribbling. Trust me! You will feel so much better. Now, I feel myself writing again. Want to know…

“Revising” In Joseph Harris’s article, “Revising”, Harris emphasizes the differences between drafting, revising, and editing, and the impact that each of these elements has on drafting a well-written paper. Harris dubbs the first step “drafting”, or formulating the content of the paper. Drafting involves the development of ideas into a larger body of text that can be easily followed. The next step in this process is “revising”, or further developing and adjusting the current body of text.…

apparent to us at that moment. Although one intended goal could be accuracy, writing a memoir could help one discover what they know compare to the assumption of what happened. One concept that I learned is the importance of what a first draft means to writers. A first draft is like the…

Many first time college students experience fear and anxiety with writing. Often the intimidation of that blank white page causes stress and anxiety. As stated in the article “How to Overcome the Fear of Writing” by author Henri Junttila (2015), it is crucial that I first identify my fear and work at overcoming it. A few of the apprehensions I have faced in my writing is organizing my thoughts to make sure my sentences flow in a clear and consistent manner, connecting to my reading audience and…

William Golding is the author of the novel “Lord of the Flies”. In his novel, Golding uses literary devices such as imagery to portray the theme of leadership. In my essay I described how the conch is a symbol for leadership, which is one of the major themes in the novel. Golding shows how one of the main characters, Ralph, gains leadership over the other boys with the discovery of the conch but then quickly loses power when it is shattered into one milion pieces. This is significant because it…

Writing is a practice which involves a multi-stage, recursive and social process. In other words, to understand you must learn that in writing you must brainstorm, outline, draft, edit, and proofread. These steps will be done repeatedly and for reinsurance have a peer review your work. My understanding of this goal can be seen in my essay titled “The Impact of Privilege.” During the course of the essay I often brainstorm new ideas that will inform my readers about privilege. Brainstorming lead…

Since I was a little girl, I have always loved writing. Although, I admit that I have never been very good at explaining things. Writer’s Block has always been my most immense struggle when it comes to writing so I guess you could say that writing is a painful and enjoyable experience. I have learned that once I get past the writer’s block, there is no stopping me. As I said earlier, when it comes to explaining things, I always find myself in a predicament. Writing is so enjoyable yet so…

focuses the writer to the bottom line, money. In order for writing to provide income, it must be desired by a specific group of people that are willing to pay for it. Kent Bridgeman states that writers need to “give away” their product in order to hook their target audience. Bridgeman also advised exceeding any genre or target audience’s expectation, this is of course the dream of every writer. Target Audience Personally, my current target audience is young adult fiction. Writers write…

procrastination. Putting off my writing can cause me to rush and not think clearly. This also causes me to have a case of writer’s block. Writer’s block; the condition of not being able to think of what to write on continue with writing. Although my writers block is not major, when I wait till the last minute I tend to run out of things to say as the clock is ticking. It all starts with me thinking, “I can just finish it tomorrow.” As soon as “tomorrow” comes, I say the same exact thing. My…