Lesson One - Journal Entry

Before I joined WDC I was struggling to be a writer. However, my membership here and subsequent interactions with friends has strengthened my writing and given me a more authoritative writer's voice. The metamorphosis took on a dramatic twist after the Sunrise Class last semester. I haven't posted most of the stories I've been able to create though, but I know there's been a discernible improvement in my general approach to story writing.

Still I do believe there remains some striking qualities that my writings lack. I'm, in no mean measure, hindered by these 'little foxes' that are obstacles on my path to Writer's Paradise.

My worry goes deeper than the quantity of my writing (though this is inclusive) to a lack of real depth, a style of writing that TELLS more than it SHOWS, and a struggle to classify which genre my writing falls under.

I've gained a little footing in the Sunrise class and I'm hoping that at the end of this semester, I'll truly be able to transform all the screaming imaginations/inspirations begging for release into breathing words;
To make extra landmarks in my pursuit of a well-rounded writing style;
And acquire the tools I need to weave original yet, believable characters and plots.

I think I also need a reservoir of writing vocabulary. It's something I hope to achieve through the Reading Assignments.