Writing Relationship

            I am going to be honest, I always hated writing because I write in a different tone than I would speak in, due to the feeling of separation. However, I could write a analyzing paper way better than I could ever do through a vocal presentation. Being an accounting major, I don’t feel like writing papers will be that big in the occupation, but I am happy that I consider myself adequate at writing papers at a high standard. Compared to high school college is a way more fun setting to writing papers, because in high school I had to “fill” in my essays rather than struggle to cut stuff out of the paper.

            I think I have improved on a important part of writing, and I that is the relationship between the “prickles” and the “goo”. I was most definitely a prickles writer going all the way through high school. That’s mostly due to the grading of my teachers encouraging leaving voice out of papers unless necessary. Gaining that extra voice, was a great relief because it made papers fun to write rather than feeling like a standardized test that everyone must follow.

            Overall my relationship in writing is no longer feeling like an abusive relationship where I feel terrible whenever I have to write a paper. The only things I think I will have to improve on is keeping a clear voice and tone throughout the paper, by not overwhelming the paper with the prickles of the paper. It seems that this class has allowed me to not write off a subject in my life as being worthless out of school. Now if only I can apply this to Calculus…

Note to future students

To future students,

Sean is an easy person to work with, he makes arguably the most boring subject for me easygoing and great for you to thrive in. Other writing teachers may have given you boring constraints that really limit your creativity or your own style of writing. However, Sean will allow you to work your style into the prompt and let you choose your own topic within the prompts limits. I am not going to lie the first few prompts seemed like a nightmare waiting to happen, because it was something I have not done before, but it works out really well in the end. You will find new things to add to your writing, while also cutting some bad habits.

            Honestly the only gripe I could have in his class was the dreaded blog posts I am sure most of you will know before the first day of class. I am not going to sugarcoat it, it kind of sucks and will not really get better throughout the year. Though one good thing to gain from the blogs is that it will help you retain the information throughout the year. For example, if you want to pull a writing style from a article you had to analyze, you have a fast summary to fill you in on what you need. The writing 300 words minimum is the probably the hardest challenge you need to overcome, because as Sean says it, “it will allow you to push out of your comfort zone and challenge you”. It most definitely does, and you will feel it throughout the year.

            Overall Sean was the most “human” professor I had, he was the most understanding, the best at helping me with problems I had in papers, and was just a very chill professor. The classroom was relaxing, and did not feel like a place to dread or get stressed about. He helps you pace your papers throughout the year by requiring group edits, and you can email him for more advice. You guys won’t regret choosing Sean as your writing professor and good luck!