People write typically because it is a form expressing their feelings without speaking. There's really no key to being a writer, nor is there any identity or title outside of social construct in writing as long as there is a heart behind the writing instrument. To have good writing, though, it does take common skills. You obviously need to know how to write, know your grammar, have a sense for passion, execute your words well, and create diction. Above all, though, you must know what you want to say.
My favorite writer has to be God. He's the author and finisher of my salvation, and He continues to write a story on my heart. I'm an empty page, an open book; God is the writer. He continues to work in me, and He never stops! I love how God allows me to show the world what He's done in me. I'm so happy to be a light for Him.
I definitely consider myself a writer-- a good writer, too. I know what I want to convey through my writing, and I think that's what makes my writing special. It is a part of my identity, in that case. I don't only write for homework, but I also write as a hobby. It's something I enjoy doing with a passion, and I think this is the case on account of my introversion. I am not well suited to social environments, and I'm not very fond of talking. I find writing a lot easier to do, because it's not as embarrassing. It doesn't leave the sting that talking does.
From a literal standpoint, I learned to write through academics, but I believe that writing has always been something innate within me. I've always loved writing, not necessarily for reading, but for the same reasons people enjoy drawing or other hobbies. I see writing as a vivid picture. Everything I write looks like something for me, literally. That's what makes writing fun for me, because I get to experience the flavors that the words bring, if you will.
There's not really anything to which I can base my writing. It's so different every time that I can't ever put my finger on it, unless it's supposed to be written a certain way. I definitely write from the heart; my brain only enables it. I always catch myself going on tangents when I write, namely when I'm supposed to be writing something specific. It's a blessing and a pet peeve that I wish I could tame better, and I'd like to learn different writing systems, too. The Latin Phonetic Alphabet is too boring now. I'd like to actually use some of the systems I've made up myself, or learn Kanji, Cyrillic or Hebrew so I could write in a new way that opens doors to a new experience.
The writing I choose to do is always based on how I'm feeling and what environment I'm in. I don't do very well in rooms with a bunch of people; writing is sometimes personal for me, and I don't like when my experiences aren't at their highest potential. I like writing when I'm happy, because it's the only way my thoughts flow at a pleasurable rate. I do enjoy poems a bit, even though I don't get to do them very often. I'm usually confined to essays on a certain subject, and I have to be very focused on achieving every aspect requested in my papers. I don't like the kinds of writing that argue with another. The probing feeling irritates me, and I loathe those undignified monologues that demean other works of art.
Reminiscing on what I just wrote has allowed me to see how complicated, yet miraculous writing is for me. I learned a little from my own approach to writing that it is very quirky. It's interesting, but quirky; I have a very intellectual aura, but the cadence feels a bit compulsive and childish. My writing is sort of my personality plastered onto wherever it's written.
I feel as if this process was somewhat eye opening. I already knew a lot about my writing style, but every word is a growth from one point. I think this process was fairly enjoyable. I got a lot out of it, and I can't wait for opportunities in life to where I can apply my gift to so much!
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