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Personal Narrative: My Writing
Thinking of creative ways on how to develop my paper is a strong suit I benefit while taking on a writing assignment. When given a topic to write about, I write down what comes into my head. I do not worry about the word count if the sentences make sense on paper or even punctuation. I write to avoid forget any important points I might have thought of. This method of writing is where my weaknesses show. Sometimes what I wrote makes sense in my head, but not on paper. Other challenges I face with writing assignments are time management and punctuation.
To become a better writer, I need to slow down. Instead of just writing whatever pops into my head, I need to see how that corresponds to my topic and thesis statement. After I have thought it

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