Writing Introduction

Before we start this long journey into the fundamentals of writing and rhetoric, here is a brief profile on my writing style:

        If I’m going to be honest, I really hate writing.  Just the entire process of sitting down, outlining an essay, then putting into an actual workable form to only re-write it later doesn’t really work for me.  I have all of these ideas and thoughts and to put them into actual comprehensive written words is extremely difficult.  I have mostly extroverted tendencies which allows me to talk out what’s going on in my mind easier than putting them on paper.  When writing a formal essay, I usually overthink every little detail which leads to a less focused topic with several themes present.  Since coming to Notre Dame, my teachers have definitely helped me to pinpoint my intentions, yet is still something I struggle with.  As for my strengths, I truly love creative thinking.  I’m an aspiring actress and love all kinds of wonderful and complex characters.  Creating stories with these types of people is something I’d really love to do.  I hope that this course allows me to not only do this, but also sharpen all of my writing skills in a way that makes it easier for me to compose any type of literary work.

       Although I tend to do very little writing outside of class, it is almost impossible for me to put down any book.  At home, I would read almost a book a week, with genres ranging from science fiction to romance to historical dramas.  I truly love to read any and everything, with a special passion for dystopian novels.  I think my avid reading has helped to mold my creative side, but left something to be desired for typical essays.  I find myself switching between formal and informal writing a little too often.  Last semester Professor Brogan was my literature seminar professor and she did a wonderful job with helping me discover what teachers want from an essay.  I did a comparative essay on the Color Purple film and novel which was my best formal essay.  

      Technology is a wonderful way for people to explore their thoughts and writings in an informal stress-free way.  Many sites allow people to post their thoughts in a way to be free from too much judgement, especially one as daunting as a grade.  I use a tumblr to not only speak my mind on certain issues, but also learn about other people’s point of view.  I also like that we can talk about things that we are passionate about which allows the words to flow easier.  For example, I absolutely love fashion and everything Hollywood.  In my blog I combine these two things to create posts to talk about major trends on the red carpet and analyze every Oscar-nominated film for the year.  Although technology has some obvious drawbacks (making things too informal and impersonal, etc.), I truly believe it is a great way to get young people involved in so many different aspects of life. 

     So that’s definitely enough about me.  I hope that with this blog I’ll be able to see my progression as the semester goes on.