Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Hooray For Me!

I am proud to say I not only finished my 180s, but I also passed my 200 jury charge! I'm on a roll! Let's hope I can keep this up.

As corny as it sounds, I think the thing that has helped me more than anything is confidence. Lately, I have been feeling so much better about the tests. I have always practiced constantly, but I had convinced myself I could not do it, so therefore, I couldn't. Now, I feel like I have the skills and they're coming together and it's resulting in my writing.

Another thing I'm trying is "writing" books. I like to read novels and I always feel guilty about it because it takes time away from my practice. So, I've been setting up my Nook next to my computer and writing the novel while hooked up to realtime. It's a much slower read but I have added so many words to my dictionary that I never wrote before. Also, I feel like hard copy practice improves accuracy, which has never been my strong suit.

10 comments:

  1. Congratulations! I totally agree with the confidence thing. Once you *know* you can do it, you do it.

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  2. What a great idea! I read all the time too, but always feel guilty when I glance up and see my machine staring at me. I think I'll grab my Nook and set it up by my computer tonight too. Now I can get some reading in, and add some more words to my dictionary. Thanks for the great idea :)

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  3. Congratulations! Keep up the momentum!

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  6. Now, that's an admirable endeavor and your constant practice for writing will make you more a professional and successful writer in the long run.

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