Persistent Writing: Practice makes Perfect

I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying, practice makes perfect. Writing is no exception to this rule. In fact, even the best writers can improve with practice. I learned, first hand, what persistent writing can do.

I have always loved to write. When I started taking some harder classes in high school, I found that my writing was not as good as I thought. I took an AP U.S. History class and had to write many analytical essays on different in depth articles. The failing grade on my first essay was a surprise and a shock. The same came when I wrote my first English essay in my college English Composition class the next year. I always thought I was a great writer and I became really frustrated when I realized I wasn’t.

I had two choices.

1. Give up on writing.
2. Work harder.

For the sake of my grade as well as a future career, I worked harder. I tried to write the way I was told by my teacher. Thank God for my mom as well. I was definitely blessed to have a reading teacher who was an English major as a mother to go over each of my essays with me.

In time, my essays got better and better. I saw my grades shoot up and could finally rest and continue to dream of a writing career.

The biggest gain I got from this experience was realized much later. I had been writing for some websites different articles about topics that interested me. These articles never took me more than a half an hour to write, but I realized they were just as good as the essays I used to write that took me hours. I had developed skills that stuck with me. Now I can write and I don’t have to worry about topic sentences, theses, or structure. It just flows naturally. When I go to reread it, I am often impressed by my writing. This is nothing I could have done with out the persistence of writing often.

I have to admit; as I started business school I started to drift away from my writing. A busy lifestyle and other interests drew me away from my first love, writing. It’s time I wish I could get back. I wonder what my writing could be right now if only I had continued writing through this time. I am looking forward to seeing my writing career expand and my writing skills grow because of my persistent writing.

Whether it’s writing, or even something else, never give up on the power of practice and persistence. Soon time will catch up with it and your dreams will turn into success.

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