Writing's Importance - Exercise 1.1

I feel bad for those people who do not write besides just for school papers or to reply to a an instant message. Same for appreciating the written word within novels and other books. Writing is a great form of expression with many different opportunities to connect and create images. I find writing the easiest when there is a spark lit in my head due to an issue or emotion at hand. When an event happens that I feel will affect or inspire me deep inside, I must put it on paper. Writing in a journal for the past decade or so has helped vocalize my feelings. Words always seem to make perfect sense in your head but then come jumbled out when you try to speak them. Writing helps sort out my thoughts to where I can speak them, at least a little more, eloquently than usual.

Writing for the fun of it brings some perspective and sense into your life. There have been many times in my life where I sense that if I didn't write down what I was thinking at that time, certain events and people wouldn't make sense to me to this day. I feel as if I have the potential to be a good writer. There are people that write good short stories, some write articles, and some can write poetry that will affect the way you live the rest of your days. I want to improve as a writer for that reason. Words have affected me to the point where I think of things a little differently than before, so I would want to do the same for others. Writing takes some talent, of course, but there are ways to improve. There are many books on writing creatively and ways to write for a purpose as well. People do not realize the sources that they have, such as the Metropolitan Library. Writing takes practice, just like with any skill. You can't play the World Cup in soccer your first time playing. There is conditioning, training, and practice. Writing is no different, except that you are exercising your mind... which is the most important muscle of all anyway.