Academic and Professional Writing Experiences

Different Types of Writing and Their Usefulness

My past experiences with writing have helped shape my academic and professional writing competencies. Through the experiences, I was able to learn the distinctions in the various kinds of writings. While academic writing is more scholarly in nature, non-academic writing, such as creative writing, allows the author to give in a personal touch to the piece of writing (Bise, 2018). The experiences taught me the value of using the right form of writing in accordance with the context. For a blog or a general write up for my social media platforms, creative writing is more beneficial. In contrast, academic writing is beneficial for University-related tasks.

I have also developed the habit of trying to write more frequently through my exceeding engagements and need for writing. As a result, my vocabulary and grammatical skills have also been polished through the experiences but not to the level where I would like it to be at. The perceptions of my peers and friends have also been important in helping me improve my writing abilities. In the future, I want to be able to write more persuasively with the use of strong written expressions. For this, I have also started reading more books as I hope this will help improve my expressiveness as a writer. I feel, developing strong writing and argumentative skills is necessary so that the reader is convinced of my opinions and is able to grasp the depth of the issue. I hope to become more confident of my identity as a writer in the long haul through my current experiences with writing.

The following is an excerpt from my previous written work. I have highlighted the interesting metaphors and expressions in work 

The non-vegetarian lifestyle of the general public has become a catastrophe for humanity. This has become one of the major contributions to climate change and to the rising carbon footprint of the human community. Besides the negative consequences that this creates for the environment, it is also unethical in nature and might be the cause for mankind’s doomsday. The livestock industry treats the planet and its resources like a machine, which they overuse and exert to the extent that it may cause an explosion to the factory that is so dependent on the machinery.

References

Bise, S. (2018). Reflections from a Young Writer: Academic vs. Creative Writing. The Librarian Parlor. https://libparlor.com/2018/08/15/reflections-from-a-young-writer-academic-vs-creative-writing/