Final: Experience as a Writer

Experiences for writing were fun when younger, became a little more challenging, as I

became older and completely changed in the work place. Took classes on writing

strategically and technical writing for my career as a Business Analyst. This class taught

me to unlearn everything we were taught in school.

When we were younger we were taught to write compositions with a minimum of 500

hundred words, as an example. Then you are told to write with lots of fluff in the story.

When taking the course for technical writing, we are to cut out any fluff and get right to

the point, very minimal sentences. It seemed that sometimes the grammar didn’t make

sense but to them it’s a document to be written for instructional purposes. There are so

many other different writing styles that I’m not sure if it’s correct. I have read novels

and it makes me scratch my head and question is this proper grammar. I have to

“assume” that is, because how would they publish this novel if it weren’t. An example,

is the novel “The Help” the book was written as the way they spoke down south, but

when I’m when writing, it seemed that my writing was choppy and only with half of my

thoughts.

Now when it comes to writing I guess I second guess myself as to what is the right way

in writing. But I realize it is the audience that I need to realize to whom I’m writing to.

I have to say it is two complete different writing styles. I don’t feel either one is

incorrect, I think it is the audience that you are trying to capture in which style to use in

writing.

I hope in practicing to write different styles and having the tools for me to write with,

I am able to write better for myself and my audience. Understanding that there are many

different writing styles