Past Writing Experience and Thoughts

Writing and journalism actually run in my blood. My grandma and a friend of hers started their own local newspaper/shopper in the 80's. My grandma, mom, and dad still currently work for this newspaper. In regards to this, I have been very experienced to writing even before high school. In fact, I used to write a short weekly column for the newspaper in middle school. So, writing in high school, you could say, came easy to me. I had excellent guidance and sources at home to proof read my writings. The English Department at my high school could be considered as a rookie team. The staff changed frequently so I didn't have a lot of veteran teachers in English especially. However, that does not necessarily mean they were bad teachers, just inexperienced. I feel that I have been taught and molded in my writing skills with correct protocol. I love the ability to creative write and I am not a fan of rubrics. I tend to want to do things my own way and convey my thoughts the way I choose. I suppose this is a hope I have for college writing. I don't think there is anything wrong with structures and guidelines for writing. I just like to let the creative juices flow and express myself. I liked writing about books in high school is well. It is always interesting to see how everyone in the class got something different out of the same material. I hope we have discussions and exchange opinions in the college classroom. This is also the first time I have ever blogged so I look forward to this new experience too.