Adora names a handful of writers she admires, and talks about what she likes about their stories and their style. Name one writer you admire and who has influenced your writing style. What do you like about this writer’s work? What have you noticed about this writer’s style of writing? How has this writer influenced your writing style?
I really feel that my style of writing has worsened since I don’t read as much as I used too. I can remember as early as third grade reading books like Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery or North and South by John Jakes. I used to love reading especially historical fiction books. I really can’t say which author has influenced my style of writing because I have read so many books and also because I feel don’t have much of a style. There are certain authors that have impressed me with their styles of writing. I really enjoyed reading Alex Haley’s books because his writings were very detailed and descriptive. He was the type of writer that brought the character to life. I was also impressed with the book he wrote on Malcolm X. Another book that impressed me was I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves. These two books were magnificent. The way he composed his book were amazing and almost surreal. Robert Graves’ depiction of his characters made you feel as if he were there during the Claudian dynasty. There used to be a time in which I would write and words seemed to flow onto the paper. Now it takes forever for me to write anything. My writing has changed drastically and I have lost my creativeness. I have had issues with constructing my sentences and it takes forever for me to come up with ideas. This particular assignment has taken me at least two hours to complete because I have to go back and reconstruct sentences. I used to be very creative. I loved writing when I was younger. I guess my writing style used to be similar to the books I loved to read. My writings were very descriptive and I wanted the reader to have a vivid visual of who and what I was writing. I definitely need to make a change because it is affecting my assignments in all of my classes.
