Murray mentions writing as a type of therapy for himself. This is the reason I can relate the most with. I often write to get things off my chest. When I cannot speak to someone about what I'm thinking, I will write it to myself. I am able to talk about the most secretive things in this way, yet I don't have to uncomfortably share with anyone. Writing therapeutically is something I encourage everyone to do. If I never wrote to ease my constant overflowing thoughts I don't think I'd be able to survive. While writing in a therapeutical manner was what I gravitated to, all of Murray's reasons for writing resonate with me. Murray did an excellent job of summarizing the many different reasons we write personally. I suppose I can work on length and editing in my writing. I need to work towards being able to meet length requirements requested of me without watering down and dragging out information. I need to put effort into giving every word I type a reason to be there on the page. As far as editing goes, I know I could improve my editing process. I intend to use some of the advice given in Murray's piece on my next major assignment to further improve my writing skills. As with all things, my writing will improve with practice and experience. I just have to put in the work needed to get my writing to where it should be; to where I want it to be.
I agree with mostly everything you said, and I even like how you know where your weak spots are when it comes to personal writing. Writing therapeutically is a great reason to write to yourself, but sometimes, the mistakes can interrupt with the "therapy" of the words. Just keep on practicing with your writing, like you said, and writing would become a much more enjoyable past time to help relieve stress!
ReplyDelete