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.