Styling Shoddy Writing

First Blog Post I came to the topic of writer's block because, as an English major who is taking a variety of English classes, I have always been interested in the different mentalities and approaches towards writing depending on the nature of the class I'm in. After dealing with dense, pre-twentieth century texts from my literature-based courses, it's a breath of fresh air to let my creative mind flow in my Poetry Workshop class. Both types of classes require an open mind, albeit in different ways. While my literature classes may ask me to consider the historical and cultural context of the novel(s), my creative writing classes request that we bring the innermost parts of ourselves to the table and put them on paper as we attempt to comprehend how we see the world. Writing is my passion. Now, I'm not going to claim to be the most confident, perfect writer. I know there is always room for improvement. That realization is part of what led to my decision to become a writi...