<p>I no problem with "non-personal" writing -- while it is a given that I can and should improve, I don't have trouble actually WRITING it.</p>
<p>But when it comes to writing about myself, or my feelings, or my experiences, I just have an immediate mental block and it always come out as really stilted and superficial. This bothers me because I'm not really like that -- I just can't communicate it!</p>
<p>Do any of you have advice on how to improve? This makes me sad and I really want to get better!</p>
<p>I can only write well once in awhile, when I feel inspired for some reason. Sometimes I can only write a few decent sentences before everything starts sounding contrived.
I have a lot of different sentences I’ve come up with saved in a Word document and whenever I feel like writing I look at them and see if I can add to them.</p>
<p>One of my English teachers used to have us write something every week (250 words) and then we’d read them aloud at the end of class on Friday. A lot of it was just people writing dumb stories about other people in the class, but it was entertaining, at least.
I think I had better ideas when I was in that class because I wanted to have something good to read. But now I don’t have anyone to write for other than myself so I don’t have as much motivation to write well.</p>
<p>I have no care whatsoever for formal writing, but once you say “Topic of your choice” my hand starts going. I write stories in my free time (about two ongoing write now) and it so peaceful. </p>
<p>My advice for you is to sit back one day and think. Think about anything. Flow with it. Then write. It’s never going to be right on the first try which is why I prefer typing than handwriting. </p>
<p>Practice. Practice. Practice. :)</p>
<p>ProTip: Generally, the more dramatic your personality is the easier it is for you to express your feelings in words.</p>
<p>Yes. I was recommended to write this one essay for college, all about myself. I can’t even be creative from the start but I try. I suck at writing in general.</p>
<p>Niquii—.I lyke writing 2. I right so swell and spell well y’know?</p>
<p>To the OP: Just keep going, write every chance you get, even if it’s a short paragraph about nothing. While there is no such thing as perfect, practice will make you a better writer.</p>
<p>Hahaha this reminds me of my English class this year where I wrote literally half my writings about the same event, yet I’m not quite sure if my teacher ever caught on. Honestly, as long as I can make the piece angsty, I enjoy writing about my personal experiences.</p>
<p>-------------------------------------------If it is to be, it is up to me…</p>
<p>Ecouter, when you say you have trouble writing about personal stuff, does that actually include your own personal oponion on a topic that you come across or do you find yourself writing a bunch of bs because your writing oponions that would be written by someone else who feels that way?</p>
<p>No, I can write just fine about my opinions on things – I write a ton of editorials. But I can’t write about myself – my experiences, my feelings etc. </p>
<p>For ex: I saw the movie the killing fields. Some days after, I read the Brothers Karamazov. Those two works of art made me feel very strongly about life and humanity and all that jazz. I had all these ideas, thoughts floating through my head. But when I tried to write about them – I just couldn’t!</p>
<p>Thats happened to me many times and i often found myself trying to figure out a solution to the problem. Many times i ignore the urge of trying to express myself in writing and i think about my thoughts and ideas; about their meaning and purpose. When i look at it that way, i realize that all im trying to do is understand them and why it could be of benefit to me. After doing all that,i find no trouble trying to express myself because i understand my thoughts and feelings. It feels quite simple after all that and not only that,i feel inspired to explore and face any sort of challenges.</p>