I am a writer within the Baruch community. As a writer within this community, I am granted access to many tools to assist my skills in writing. For instance, the Baruch library offers scholarly articles and research among this community. Writers are able to discuss with each other to help contribute to research material. In doing so, we connect a social interaction and develop a social life. By developing good relationships, there are many opportunities in the future to work with each other in an offline and online environment. A smaller community would consist of my current writing class. Though it may be an online course due to the pandemic, there was still a lot to learn. Recently, as a class, we students pitched in an idea to be taught grammar. Many of us did not learn grammar despite being so necessary for the English language. Despite the semester ending soon, members of the community will be in contact with others and will still be a part of the community.
Writers are people who are willing to explore and adventure to narrate a story. The bigger community of writers includes writers from all over the world. They write and produce books that are still well-known in the present and the future. The future generation of writers are inspired by these nostalgic stories and pieces of writing and will put in the time and effort to do the same. There are many skills to learn from other writers including creativity. Though as a writer, I lack creativity, I can analyze the skill set of writers who are stronger in that specific field. Those writers who are experienced are well-acquainted with many other experts, thus being a part of an experienced writing community. As a writer, I should be comparing my sense of writing style with theirs. Though comparing oneself with others is usually portrayed to be a negative trait, it is sometimes necessary to improve a specific skill.
In fact, I have personally experienced this sense of comparison. In my household, my brother works as an English teacher. Ever since he started his academic career, his English skills have always been excellent. It was the one subject he excelled at among the dull transcript. As a competitive person, I always felt slightly envious of his ability to write fluently. Since my parents are unable to write fluently they usually ask for my brother to help write their documents. I sometimes feel discouraged or disappointed, but I know that it is important to focus on my own pace, rather than focusing on an individual.
There are many ways for a writer to improve. One way to improve is to focus more on oneself and obtain a greater knowledge of their writing consciously. As a writer, one uses different techniques to send a message to readers around the world. Thus, it is important to acquaint me with those that catch my interests or benefits. In the long run, they will benefit my own opportunities and theirs.