I’ve never been a great writer, but I was never a horrible writer either. From past experiences with me it seems that I do better with writing about something I care more about, or at least know more about the topic. Throughout Elementary and Jr high school I was typically not a very strong writer, even when it was about something I enjoyed. Sure I could type a sentence, maybe throw a small paragraph together. But trying to write even a small paper was something I hated doing, which is probably why I didn’t do so well on them. Once I entered high school, my writing became slightly better. I even wrote on my own time, mainly online forums for things I was interested in. In class I would try and pick topics that I knew a thing or two about, since I knew I would someone get into writing about them. I still write today on many car and audio forums, and I think that is what has helped me a lot. One thing that hasn’t helped my writing skills is texting. I often catch myself abbreviating random words and typing things like “ppl” or “2day.” Sometimes I even catch myself putting a quick “lol” or “haha” in my writing. Anything that made it quicker and easier to get the point across to the other person was done. One positive thing I can say about texting is that I have learned to make some sentences simpler when needed, but that’s about it.