What I Already Know About Myself As a Writer.

Well, what I do know about myself is that I need to revise, revise, revise, and then maybe revise some more. Writing is ahuge mechanism for me to pull out the thigns in my brain and sort through them. I use writing as a ways of discovering things that I am thinking, because if they are not out of my head they don't exist sometimes. I also know that I have many ideas and my main problem is getting them out in a form in which others will read it. I think that the way to do this is by following our course, I think this is a perfect method, actually. My writing goes in stages from nonsense, to a toothpick bridge, to a paperclip bridge, and finally, to a real bridge.
I know that I need structure and I need to get a lot off my chest to write well, because I have too many ideas in my head and no way to write them, it is driving me crazy. Also, I know that I need to warm up when writing. This is a fascinating concept to me; in that I cannot accurately write until I have warmed myself up, by writing something, anything. Peer review helps me get myself into perpective, as much as I used to like to isolate myself when I write, I now want and truly desire the opinions of others. It's nothing against anyone, I have just kind of been hidden in boks for the past few years and got used to it. But as of right now, I want nothing more than the ideas, insights, and stories from anyone and everyone around me. What helps me to write is my experiences with people. I feel like I am an explorer writing about my observations. I want to learn about people and I want to hear stories, and most of all I want peoples' criticism. I accept criticism as a suggestion, not an insult. My goal is to make my reader feel something when they read my writing, and I want everyone's help in doing so.