I've never been a big writer because I've never cared to express myself on paper. I'm very secretive when it comes to my thoughts and stories. I've always dealt with my emotions and feelings by speaking my mind to others, listening to music, or through my art. However, narrative writing would have to be my strongest form of writing. I'm very detailed when I'm verbalizing a story so it feel very effortless to not leave out small details when i am composing.
Throughout my academic career, I've always thought of narrative writing as pretty standard. You know, write your intro, elaborate in the body and wrap it up with a conclusion. Following with the teacher tearing your paper to pieces adding red marks everywhere they saw error. I believe in feedback but there's a difference between getting feedback attached with a second chance and unsolicited feedback because i was forced to do an assignment with no form of redemption following the red marks. That pretty much sums up my writing career.
This time around, writing has been extremely different. In my English 100 course, my classmates and I were instructed to write a memoir in the styles of a creative non fiction. Giving my full self for this narrative project has been hard. Although it has been challenging for me to relive my truth, it has been a very liberating writing experience. I was able to step outside of the box, openly express myself and confront my story that I like to keep locked away due to embarrassment. Also, the cherry on top of this experience would have to be, not being judged for my writing.