Writing for a Purpose — My Progress in Writing from Start to Now

Over these six weeks of writing, I have developed the confidence and skills I need to write my messages and correct the mistakes to make them more attractive to my readers.

Have you ever thought about what your learning process looks like and how you progress with some of the things you do? Throughout my life, I have learned that when we do a specific task consistently, we reach a point where it feels natural to us. Writing posts on my blog has been an uplifting experience that has helped me learn to write with purpose and express my personal opinions on various topics. I feel that when I started writing this blog as part of an assignment, I did not really feel I could do it; I even felt I did not have enough ideas or thoughts to write more than one paragraph. Moreover, not being a native English speaker made me feel I would not have enough vocabulary or grammar to make my writing look professional and attractive to readers.

When I look back and compare my current writing to when I started the blog, I can see a great change that shows my confidence and clarity in writing. Now, I think my writing has evolved similarly to how it did when I learned graphite drawing a few years ago. Both tasks were slow processes, and at the beginning, I felt I could do both, but not really well. In drawing, shapes did not look as they were supposed to, and I had to learn how to erase and correct. In writing, it has worked the same way: I write, review, and edit my work so that my message is clear and more compelling. On both tasks, I have learned that practice makes perfect.

I am not saying my writing is perfect, but over these six weeks of writing, I have developed the confidence and skills I need to write my messages and correct the mistakes to make them more attractive to my readers. Now, I do not feel that I write because it is an assignment; now I feel that I write because I like it and want my opinion to be read.