Written on the first day of my writing class this quarter I was given the opportunity to write who I thought I was as a writer and this is what I decided upon,
"As a writer I am an explorer. Determined to achieve an understanding of exactly what I write, and why I write. To explore the world around me, and draw a conclusion, or maybe just post a question."
Still now I feel that after this fall I am an explorer. Whether it is researching articles where I explore the World Wide Web to find the information I need, exploring my articles found to be able to form my thesis, or exploring my essay in itself to make sure that I have my main points clearly stated. I learned that I really am an explorer in writing and researching. I know that I still have skills to enhance but I also understand that I have a great start to it with knowing who I am as a writer.
I think this is a great metaphor for you and I can see why this has not changed for you. If anything, it should be a confirmation of an aspect of your identity as a writer (and probably more generally about your identity as a human in the world). If you didn't notice this already, you even focused your essay on a TRAVEL blog--all about exploring the world!
ReplyDeleteWith this knowledge, I hope you are better equipped to focus your energies on topics that allow you to continue exploring--and notice if you get caught up spending too much time exploring (researching and reading), when you need to get to the writing part. As a fellow explorer, I would happily spend all my time on this stage of the writing process.
I really enjoyed learning from you and I hope that you continue to share your discoveries with others through creatively expressing yourself.