Personal Narrative: The Way I Read
When I was little I liked to watch cartoons, but I absolutely loved to read. On Mondays I would spend hours at the library gathering a pile of books I would read that week. I always enjoyed reading because I would usually learn a few new words per day. As some one with English as their second language, this meant a lot to me. I learned how to figure out what a word meant from context clues, and after that I almost never had to pick up a dictionary. Reading was my way of passing the time till my parents got home, or while I had nothing to do. I would get lost in a book for hours, only realizing what time it was when I was done reading for the day. Now that I am a full time student that works part time, I do not get to read as much. Books
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At first, when I sat down to write the story I pictured, it did not sound as good as I wanted it to. I remember having a pen and paper on the table, and struggling to get all my ideas out in the same order that I wanted them in. I picked the pen back up after sitting for a few moments just staring at what I created, and started to jot down what each paragraph would be about. The entire time as I was writing, I was very nervous. Although the people that were on Reddit were really nice, I was not an experienced writer and I was scared that someone would ridicule my …show more content…
Over two thousand people read it, and over 900 up voted it. Readers found my story interesting, relatable, and thrilling. I had a power trip that weekend. I felt amazing, and I even started to think of other stories to write about. I found that for me, the best way to write is to wait till a story pops into my brain. I have written three other stories after that, and each have been treated just like the first. I used to dislike writing when it was an assignment for school, but this was nothing like I have done before. The words came out of my thoughts and onto paper at a speed that my hands could not keep up with. I had so many ideas, and I never had a moment of writers block. It was an amazing feeling. I would spend some nights reading what other people posted, and the rest writing my own
At first, when I sat down to write the story I pictured, it did not sound as good as I wanted it to. I remember having a pen and paper on the table, and struggling to get all my ideas out in the same order that I wanted them in. I picked the pen back up after sitting for a few moments just staring at what I created, and started to jot down what each paragraph would be about. The entire time as I was writing, I was very nervous. Although the people that were on Reddit were really nice, I was not an experienced writer and I was scared that someone would ridicule my …show more content…
Over two thousand people read it, and over 900 up voted it. Readers found my story interesting, relatable, and thrilling. I had a power trip that weekend. I felt amazing, and I even started to think of other stories to write about. I found that for me, the best way to write is to wait till a story pops into my brain. I have written three other stories after that, and each have been treated just like the first. I used to dislike writing when it was an assignment for school, but this was nothing like I have done before. The words came out of my thoughts and onto paper at a speed that my hands could not keep up with. I had so many ideas, and I never had a moment of writers block. It was an amazing feeling. I would spend some nights reading what other people posted, and the rest writing my own