i don't believe that writing academically is hard it's just more challenging to me than writing creatively. it seems like there is more that has to be done than when you're just freewriting or writing a poem or short story. when writing academic papers, you mostly have to research and produce sources and write in a certain format. while when writing creatively, there are almost no boundaries. i do actually happen to be one of those students who can't seem to write exactly what i'm trying to say while also trying to sound at the college level. i always have to write and rewrite and edit etc. i know exactly what and how i want my paper to be but when i start i can't get it right. i don't know if it's habit forming or if i really just can't write a great paper. when it comes to my multimodal essay, my faults with writing did indeed catch up to me. after so long of trying to find sources and such, i became frustrated and wanted to just write whatever i felt like. thank god i pushed myself to finish right. the most difficult aspect of using sources for me, was when i found an article or paper that i could use but when it came to the sources sometimes i had to find where they came from. like one source was papert and i had to go try to find the exact article this other paper was produced off of. all in all writing is something i love to do but it is a difference and sometimes i think my writing shows my frustrations.
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I think the best two ways to learn how to write is to read more and practice more. Actually I guess you like writing but not the academic topics. The interest of writing is very important; sometimes we need passion to write. Writing is a way to record life and experience, we can express our emotions and share ideas with others.
It's about being part of the academic discussion. When we write research papers, we want our audience to take us seriously. Our audience won't take us seriously unless we can back up what we are saying with facts from other experts (or participants in the conversation) in the field.
I would argue that while academic writing may not be "harder," it certainly is more challenging, if for no other reason the need for finding those sources to support what you have to say.
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