I want to be a freelance creative writer (science fiction) because I have always loved writing. I have more full notebooks with funky colored ink than Cher has pairs of shoes. When I asked my roommate what my ideal job should be (I always love an outside opinion), she said science fiction writer....

Often when people become bored, television is the first source of entertainment that they turn to. There are extensive amounts of hobbies in the world. But many are ignored my the new technological and electronic advances of today. As fun as television, music, and surfing the net may be, people can...

Writing: As A CareerI've always enjoyed writing for fun in my free time. What turned me onto writing was reading. I was always reading Stephen King books and one day I simply said to myself "Hey, I bet I can do this". So I did. At first, I started just writing about my day in my journal. After a whi...

Myself, the Writer How do I write? That is a question, I believe, that cannot be honestly answered by me. I may think I did a good job writing something when in reality it could be horrible. The reader is the one who decides the quality of my writing. I do not find writing to be natural to m...

I gained so much from the experience of the Junior Author Paper that I feel that I came away from it with so much more than I was able to bring to it. Throughout this project, I have developed my writing in so many different ways and my writing skills have progressed immensely. It is interesting to ...

Name: Ali Mansour Class: H. English 12 Date: 2/02/04 Write a BCR on why Shakespeare is relevant to your life in the 21st century. Shakespeare is relevant to my life in many different ways. He gives me pleasure while I read any of his novels, especially when they are talking about Love. L...

Shakespeare is relevant to my life in many different ways. He gives me pleasure while I read any of his novels, especially when they are talking about Love. Love has a big part in Shakespeare's writings. It is the most important thing in the world. It brings happiness and peace. Shakespear...

The process of writing a quality work involves a sequence of steps. These steps aid in the development of the work from the seeds of thought to a finished product that accurately conveys the intentions of the author. Following these steps ensures that ideas within the work are organized, thoroughl...

When I imagine the romantically ideal version of creative writers in the world, I envision people mildly eccentric yet enlightened, getting by on ability alone. The moment they set pen to paper, their vitality as artists is recognized, unfettered by practical pressures imposed on them by their soci...

Where shall I start with this tale of "Strengths and Weaknesses"? Since weaknesses are probably my most stellar talent I shall start here. For years I have had the urge to write but never thought I had one single iota of talent in my bones. So I never tried unless forced by a teacher. I believed tha...

William Faulkner Many great writers are criticized about the way they write there: novels, poems, essays, etc. Even some of the skilled writers are criticized, William Faulkner was a great writer that wrote several novels but was not criticized that much about the way he wrote. Although Faulkner...

Writer's Block "You'll never think of anything," was the thought that kept running through my head. How could this be when I have always been such a good writer? Well, it happened, so call the doctor because this was the worst case of writer's block in the history of the...

Getting a burst of inspiration is important, but the billion dollars question is where to find the magic of inspiration. As Peter Elbow puts it in his essay Freewriting, nobody can just sit around to wait for a great idea to show up. Inspirations aren't interested in writers who sit around but ...

Writing is a primary way individuals communicate what they think and feel. They are able to express their emotions, thoughts, hopes, dreams and opinions through writing for others to read and understand. Children learn grammatical basics through speech at an early stage before formal training in sc...

Sandra Cisneros' writing has been shaped by her experiences. Because of her unique background she is very different from traditional American writers. An important theme of her work is the heterogeneity of the Mexican-American community, expressed through differences of class, gender, education, a...

A Special GiftA gift is not just given to someone on Christmas or a birthday, it's given year round for any special occasion when someone does something special. Gifts can either be tangible or not. In this case, the gift that I got was real. Gift show affection to the people that are loved and gift...

There are some similarities between Fan Shen's and David Bartholomae's articles, although they are different. But before talking about similarities and differences I will summarize both texts including my own thoughts. Fan Shen in his text talks about how language shapes an identity. He t...