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Personal Narrative: Improving My Writing Skills

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An instructor once said to me when they handed back my essay, "Would you like to turn this into a novella?" Up to that point no one had recognized I could write. The instructor spent 6 weeks with me meeting every Saturday to discuss my advancements and help make corrections. She taught me it was okay to be creative, and how to explore an emotion. She taught me how an outline can be used alongside writing to make it easier. Most of all she gave power and determination to my writing.

Now, every time I sit down to write, whether it’s for work or personal, I take a few moments to think back on that time, gathering my strength and confidence. She shaped me, an imperfect girl who struggles at times to know if a semi-colon or a comma is correct.
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