Blog no. 1: Freedom Writing, I Like

When I receive an assignment that involves writing, I really don't mind. To me, it's not anything like a burden because my approach to writing is like thinking out loud. Whenever I write, I just pour out whatever is in my head. I guess I just like it that way because it gives me a sense of freedom. I mostly do this when I do pleasure writing. Since I was young, I've always liked to write. I would write stories, however, very childish. I still have the notebooks where I wrote some of my stories when I was a kid. Until now, I sometimes write, still. There are times when I just really, really feel like writing. After reading a book, I sometimes get inspired to write something. There was even this one time when I really wanted to write something like Gossip Girl, and so I wrote a few pages, which I still have right now. I've also tried keeping a diary/journal. Here, I'd write whenever i feel like it. When I'm down or when I'm really happy, I write down my feelings. What happened throughout the day would also be reflected in my "notebook".

"Freedom writing" is what I like best, because as I said, I can write down anything. I wouldn't have to care about an audience listening to it, or about people reading what I've written. There would be no limitations to what I'm writing. There would be complete honesty in my opinions and ideas, and this is why I find freedom writing a pleasant experience. Actually, there hasn't been any unpleasant writing experience for me, except maybe when we used to write essays in Filipino. The translating part is rather hard for me. I don't like it when I have the ideas, but I can't really say them the way I have them in mind because I can't find the right words. I am so much more comfortable writing in English. When I am about to write a lengthy paper, I don't really have any special tools, though I think I prefer to use the computer more. It's just easier and less tiring, too. Whenever assigned a writing task, I don't try getting out of it, because again, I don't define writing as a burden. I, however, wouldn't actually volunteer to write something, or join a publication.

When asked to write something, I pick a topic that I have some particular interest in, of course. I don't organize my sentences once I begin writing. I just write down everything, and edit it after. This is like what Dr. Nemenzo said during his writing discussion yesterday, and I completely agree. It's truly hard to organize all the thoughts and ideas before writing. In tests, sometimes there are essays, and I can't really make the words freely flow(that would create a messy paper), so, I organize my thoughts and write at the same time. This makes me more slow in the writing process, because unlike in what I call "freedom writing", I organize while writing. I like the opposite because all that I write down are still fresh. When they come into my mind, I automatically write them down, and do the organizing after having written everything already. I think this makes any paper more interesting.