Writer’s Block

I sometimes spend an hour with a blank page in front of me. It’s hard for me to find ideas and display them in an essay or prompt. Eventually, I get it done, but I think the reason it’s hard for me to do this is because I’m afraid to get my opinions out in the open. I’m a shy person to strangers, although I act a lot different around friends. Writing a paper is almost like talking to strangers. You don’t know who is going to read it. If I wasn’t afraid of this, I could write essays faster and do a lot of other things.

Despite the focus on essays in the last paragraph and title, it’s not writing essays that scare me, it’s mainly the part where people see or read my work. I’m afraid of the reaction I would get and that is holding me back a little. If I get over this fear, I would be able to do a lot of things. I’m good at designing websites and have made a lot, but I have never really shown them to anyone other than my parents.

My grades are ok but I’m sure I can do a lot better if I got rid of this fear. Instead of making an average project, I would probably make a great and outstanding project for an A+ instead of a regular A. I would try hard to make sure that I’ve done my best, instead of holding it back.

I’m sure that if I get rid of this fear, I would be very proud of myself. People will actually know the best side of me and I wouldn’t have to hide anything. I would be open and honest and let people know what I can actually do. The good reactions would make me feel proud and I would probably get over the bad reactions.

My goal for this school year is to get rid of this fear, so that I can have more opportunities in the future. I would be able to get into the college that I want, get a better job, which leads to a better life. If I have a great life, it would make me very happy, so I’m sure that I will want to reach this goal.