Me as a Writer

                    I love writing. It's a perfect way to unload all your emotions, to share your opinions and views on a matter, to say everything that you aren't able to say with your mouth. A simple sheet of paper can hold so much. Your desires, dreams, secrets, fears and hopes. And maybe that's why it appeals to me so much. Every sheet that I write on, holds a piece of me, a piece of who I am as a person, of what I enjoy, what I dislike, and so much more. Ernest Hemingway said "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
                   For the most part, I like all sorts of writing. Fiction, mostly. I enjoy writing essays as well, as weird as that sounds; however, one type of writing I absolutely detest is poetry. Just the thought of it gives me a headache. For some reason, I just can't seem to find the appeal of rhyming words. Don't get me wrong though, I do enjoy reading some poetry. It's just writing it that makes me want to literally, pack my bag and leave the class.
                  I'm a huge fan of reading novels, especially of the fantasy/mythology genre, such as The Mortal Instruments, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the Hunger Games Trilogy, along with much more. I like the fantasy genre because it fuels my imagination and gives me an escape when I'm really stressed out. Another reason as to why I like the fantasy genre so much is because there is not right or wrong in these types of books. All there really is is the imagination and creativity of an author. The idea of different creatures, heroes and villains, a different world, utterly captivates me.
                  As a writer, my greatest weakness is cluttering my writing. I lose myself trying to describe little things that aren't always relevant to my writing, which often results in me cutting off a whole bunch at the end. As we have learned, clutter is not a good thing to have in writing.
                  I have really looked forward to this class because I was excited to let loose the storm in my head, and write down some of the ideas I have. This class has so far met up to my expectations, and I found myself liking things that I thought I wouldn't such as the Glass Castle. I'm excited to see what else writer's craft has to offer.