KaylaOsborne

ProfessorTonyaWertzOrbaugh
UWRT1103009
3September2014

MyLifeAsAWriter
ThroughoutmylifeIwasneverreallyencouragedtowrite.Dontgetmewrong,Ihadbeen
givenapromptinmyEnglishclasses,andIwroteaboutit,but,itwasneversomethingthatIenjoyedor
foundreleasein.ThenmyjunioryearofhighschoolIstartedupablogonTumblr,butIseldomlywrote
thingsofmyownbecause,tomeatthetime,writingwashonestlyboring.Ayearlater,asasenior,I
enrolledinaEnglish111classthroughthedualenrollmentprogrambetweenmyhighschoolandthe
localcommunitycollege.Itwasthere,throughthatonlineclass,thatIwaschallengedtoactuallywrite
andthatIlearneditcouldbeanamazingreliefforwhateverwasgoingoninsidemyhead.Yousee,In
theclassweweregivenapromptandtoldtowritewhateverwewantedaboutitaslongasitsatisfied
therequirements(length,prompt,format,etc.).This,tome,wasaninterestingapproachbecauseI
couldeasilypersonalizemypapers.ItwasinthiswaythatIdiscoveredthatIliketowritewhenIam
abletochosewhatIwriteaboutandessentiallyabletopersonalizemypapers.Lateroninthesemester,
thisfactwasreiteratedtomewhenwehadtowriteapaperaboutouropinionsoncontroversialtopics
suchasthelegalizationofmarijuanaandAIDStestinginsports.WhileIwasabletoaccomplishthe
task,Ifoundnoenjoymentwhatsoeverinitandfoundittobeadulltask.Uponrealizingthatwriting
could,infact,beenjoyable,Istartedtowritealittlemore.Beittheoccasionalpostonmyblogto
relievewhateverwillnotquitnaggingme,writingmythoughtsandfeelingsonapieceofpapertoburn

orripup,aswassuggestedbymybestfriendShawna,orevendabblinginpoetryonrareoccasions,I
havefoundthatwritingcanhelptoclearmyheadandgivemeabetterperspectiveonthethingsthatare
occurringinmylife.Imayneverbeanauthor,poet,orevenajournalistbutIhavediscoveredthatIdo
likewritingaboutmythoughtsandfeelingsandI,personally,seemyselfdoingsuchforquitesometime,
evenifitisjustforrelief.