1. I write for myself mainly. I have a few journals, mostly consisting of quotes and lyrics from songs, but there are sporadic pieces of writing I’ve done. I don’t date things, or put things in order, but I often look back into my journals for a source of inspiration for other works of nonfiction and fiction. I tend to write best when I’m sitting in front of a computer with a blank word document staring back at me. However intimidating it is at first, I usually find myself inspired by something, whether it’s the music I’m playing or something going on in my life. Eventually my hands begin typing away and a stream of consciousness type of freewriting occurs.
2. This course helped me realize that I have a lot of things to work on with my writing style. I’m disorganized when I write, often starting at the ending and working backwards, even sometimes just writing pieces of my essay and then fitting it all together. Sometimes none of the segments I write even make it into my final essay; however they always get me to realize my main focus and are always helpful. I also realized that as a writer my main focus is always my subject. I tend to get lost in details about my topic, such as descriptions, memories, feelings, etc. I get so obsessed and worked up over my subject that at times I forget about the rhetoric’s I should be using in my writing.
3. I don’t think at this point I’m ready to do any kind of professional writing. I’m still young and have about three more years of undergraduate school left, and I’m only 19. Although I think the real reason I believe that I’m not ready is because I’m very self conscious about my work.
4. The profession I hope to aquire in the future would be something to do with journalism or research. I guess my dream job would be something like being a writer for something like Rolling Stone or Entertainment Weekly magazines. I'm something of a pop culture aficionado, someone who always wins during those "name that tune" and "trivial pursuit" games. I think that incorporating my love of the media with my love of writing would cause me to want to write for a media-savvy magazine.
5. I would love to write about music, pop culture, and the media. Writing about these things comes easy to me. However, I would also love to write more personal essays, something like a memoir. This type of writing is probably the most dear to my heart, as it's the genre of books that take up most of my personal library. I've even talked to my best friend, whose life has been a constant form of chaos unknown for her young 30 years of age, about working with her on writing a memoir of her life. Also, screenplay writing or screenwriting in general has always seemed intreaguing to me. I like the idea of writing the script for a movie or TV show. I also like writing lyrics...if I could carry a tune or play an instrument i've always had a dream of being a singer/songwriter. In my dreams.
6. I'd like to be published in some kind of media magazine, like I said before.
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