Ever since I was in elementary school and read The Diary of Anne Frank. I was fascinated with the idea of writing all life’s daily encounters in a diary. I was intrigued with the way she wrote her life in her diary, which she decided to call “Kitty” This was the first time that I was so invested into a book. I believe it could’ve been that we were so close in age when she wrote in her diary. While I read this book, I thought numerous times, how I could do the same with my life. Surely, I did not go through half of the things Anne did, but that would not be an obstacle to not write my own diary. It is after reading this book that I made it a goal to pursue my writing journey. I did not see myself as a literate person, but I tried my best in bringing out the writer in me. When I was younger I did not grow up with my mom and dad, so I did not have someone to tell how my day went. I found that by writing in a journal helped me express myself and get things off my chest! Writing in my …show more content…
At that time I was comfortable about my writing and voicing my imagination and ideas on paper. I pretty much gave all I had in my essay assignments. Having a teacher grade my writing was new to me. I of course have had teachers grade work for grammatical errors but not on how I outlined my essay. Assignment after assignment I was graded very poorly on my writing. I was confident in my writing but for some reason after getting my graded essay I would get more and more disappointed. At that point I had no idea on how to perfect my writing. What I thought would be a clear thesis turned out to not be as clear and direct as I thought it was. All the negative feedback made me rethink my future in writing. After finishing my English class I had lost my desire to write in my journal. The amount of criticism made me lose that desire to pursue a future in