I believe that writing creative nonfiction is probably where I have found myself as a writer. I think that I use my creative side to make stories and imagine things that I normally wouldn't. It helps me think in a way that is not necessarily "Scholarly". Now, I also really enjoy journalism. I have written for the school newspaper at Buckeye High School, and also Mount Union. I find that this is something that I could possibly develop a passion for. Although I really enjoy both of these styles of writing, I don't think that I will make a career out of them. I do think that I could make a career out of something that I do like.
I have been playing poker for quite a while now, I have really enjoyed doing this and I think that I could use my writing to help me get better at not only playing poker, but making a name for myself. I would like to write a personal book that helps poker players. I think that this is something that I will really do. I would also like to write for casinos. I think that it would be fun and I would be good at making rules for pit bosses. I would like to make the poker room rules, and do it in a way that people understand them. Some poker rooms have very confusing rules and they aren't written for the real audience at hand, the players.
I think that also I still am kind of confused at what I want to do, I know what forms and genres I enjoy and I may use this in the future to figure out what exactly I want to write about. I want to write and I want people to want to read what I write. Hopefully I will figure out just what genre I want to write in.

Over the past several years, I feel that my writing has grown in many ways. Although I do believe that I'm far from calling myself a "writer", I do feel that I'm on the right track to become successful and satisfied with my own writing. I think that with improvements in some areas, I will notice a big difference in my writing.

For example, when I was a senior in high school I thought that all I needed to do was write what I thought, follow a few guidelines, and I'd be fine. Now, I feel that I write with a purpose. I will be completely honest and say that I don't believe I am going to become a known writer by any means. But I would like to write a book of some sort. When I was a senior, I never would have thought to write a book, it would have taken up too much of my time. Now, I feel that because of a few simple changes in my writing, I have given myself an opportunity to do something that not many people get to say they've done; write a book.

I used to write with a lot of cliches, and I still do sometimes. But now when I write, I write in a way to be creative. I want to mold the readers mind. I want them to have a picture painted in their head of what I am saying. I have noticed that I didn't do this in the past. I wasn't descriptive enough. I think that this is the biggest change that I have made.

Another thing that I have noticed is that I still tend to be sarcastic in my writing. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing but I really have plateaued in this area. I hope that I progress into a writer that really makes the reader understand what I am trying to say. I know that sometimes I ramble and sound confusing and I need to change this. I know exactly what I want to say but I find a hard time saying it. Hopefully, I grow as a writer in this area and I have an audience that not only likes me as a person, but understands where I'm coming from as a writer.