Tanner's style

Writing style is such a crucial part to writing a well written paper.  Each writer has their own style, but the way they utilize their style can make or break a paper.  My personal style to writing is often very conservative.  I don’t like to make a whole lot of bold statements in my writing; I prefer to generalize and explain my points thoroughly rather than argue with my audience.  This approach to writing can make some writing assignments difficult such as the opinion editorial, where taking a stand on an issue is required.  In these cases, I have to make a constant effort to make sure I am truly arguing my point instead of just explaining my issue to the audience.  Next, I also have a very structured approach to my writing. I often construct long organized paragraphs that first introduce a point, followed up by sentences that explain that point.  I don’t leave a lot of room for creativity in my writing because I am so focused on the structure on my paper.  As this semester progresses, I would really like to work on being a little more creative and less structured with my writing.  There are many good aspects to my writing style.

                My writing style has some things that I could improve on as well. One of the things I would like to work on is repetition and wordy expressions.  I have a habit of putting a lot of unnecessary words in my writing that often just reiterate what I have already said.  These wordy expressions often confuse the reader, and cloud the meaning of the paper.  This semester, I would really like to learn how to recognize, and eliminate these unnecessary expressions that make it difficult to understand my paper.  These weaknesses in my style can be changed to make my overall writing style more convincing and powerful.