Literacy Journey
I had to write a paper about my school days and current experiences as a reader and a writer for class. It made me really think about my development as a writer and how what I read has influenced me. Here's basically what I wrote: As far back as I can remember, I was always a voracious reader and writer. As a child I remember loving to read all the typical childhood books such as Dr. Seuss and truly enjoyed going to the different worlds in my mind that the writers created. To this day I still read often, and there is always a shelf of “next books to read” on my bookcase. It wasn’t long before I was creating my own stories. When I was in grade school we often would have small creative writing projects. These often were as simple as “create a folk-tale” or “what do you want to be when you grow up”. While not all my pieces were masterworks of literature, it did allow me to learn how to improve as a writer and to take c...