“Do not go to that strict lady who always walks quietly and seldom smiles!” Evil Sofia whispered to me every time when I peeped outside of the Writing Center. To go or not to go? That was a question. Being a whimsical girl who could always come up with weird ideas as well as “innovative” grammar, I was kind of afraid to go to the Writing Center. “Your ideas are great, and your construction of this essay is thorough! Do not spend thirty minutes talking with a stranger! You don’t want to do that, don’t you?” Evil Sofia shouted at my right ear loudly. No, I didn’t. I was reluctant to talk with people closely, and small grammar would not really bother me a lot. Therefore, I had no reason to set foot in that colorful room right? Every time when I passed by the Writing Center, I thought. I believed this situation would last forever, and my life would not be influenced at all, until a powerful wind had rolled me into that colorful world.
“You have to make an appointment with Ms. Swift at least once!” Ms. Guarino straightforwardly pointed out her requirement, and I suddenly arrived at the green chair of Writing Center. Did not wait for me to comfort my little heart, Ms. Swift demanded softly:“Read your essay please.” “Oh my god! What a crazy thing! How could you read a 2000-word essay! You will die!” Evil Sofia screamed on my shoulder, and I could only slap her away. Scratching my head for two seconds, I started reading with a shivering voice: “Romeo and Juliet is...” Oh wait, I just found out a grammar error. Smiling embarrassedly, I clicked on my iPad and corrected the flaw. During the reading process, the situation above happened for multiple times, and many small flaws that I had skipped before were excavated. I realize that reading aloud an essay could be really helpful to check out grammar error, and I guess this is why Ms. Swift asked me to read aloud rather than just browsing.
“Remember to put the adverb right before the verb.” This sentence also became an alarm in my mind since I have written a lot of wordy sentences or enlonged them with useless propositions. For instance, I loved to write phrases like “the love of Romeo and Juliet,” which might be a strategy to fit the criteria of word count. However, it would be a lot more clear and neat if I simply said “Romeo and Juliet’s love”. Since my essay’s word number has already reached the maximum, I will simplify some redundant phrases and make the essay more explicit.
The experience of visiting Writing Center has broken my fear of stepping into an unfamiliar place and asking for help from an unfamiliar person. Well, it was really a great improvement for me. I believed it to be useful, since it encouraged me to learn another way of thinking and refreshing my minds. We could not always rely on the way we used to writing, or we will repeatedly make the same mistakes. Jump out from your “habit” and run into a stranger’s arm, you will absolutely find tons of inspiration filling your brain.
Are you ready to visit Writing Center next time?
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