May Lebby: A Writer
Reflections of a young mind
I'm A Writer Who...
I'm a 6th grader who has always loved to write, I have a wild imagination and this helps me with my writing. A teacher would say go home and write a 3-4 sentence paragraph and I would write about 9 sentences. Writing is something I enjoy doing in my free time. Writing is me expressing my thoughts and feelings in a story. Writing is a strength, but in my imagination it's like a super power. Ideas just come naturally words keep appearing on paper and I never want to stop. Writing for only 20 minutes? I could write all day, well if I had nothing to do all day. Someday it would be nice to be known as an author, a great one, one to win a Newbury prize. I am writer, and I believe in myself and I think that, that attitude will take me far.
Inspirations
Everyday life helps inspire me a lot. I get inspirations for characters from people I have met before, and plots like sports or drama and mash them together, it helps me come up with one big great idea. Also I might get inspirations from books I've read or dreams I have had before. There is a lot to this world and a lot of inspirations but just the right ones come to me.
Genre
I enjoy reading realistic fiction, because in this genre stories could actually happen and occur in real life and that is one reason why I enjoy it. You get so hooked on realistic fiction and you never know what is going to happen, realistic fiction makes me wonder and want to read on. I don't quite care for non-fiction or fantasy, because I just don't understand it as well as others, also it could never happen in real life also I've never really had an interest in fairies and unicorns as much as other girls might have when we were younger.
Process
I like to put a lot of thought into my writing and as I go along I reread about every 2-3 paragraphs to make sure everything is on track. The little red dotted line under a word bugs me so much that I try hard to spell a word but if I still misspell I go ahead and right away change it. So I don't really go through a whole editing and revising process, I just make my stories sound good and controlled. Also every once in a while I will read my stories to my family and they will give me tips.
A Memorable Experience
My memorable writing experience was last year in 5th Grade. When Ms. Grizzle-Soeder, came in to talk to the class about how she wrote articles for current events. Afterwards I went up to her and showed her a few of my writing pieces, and she told me that I was really good and that I should continue in writing. When she said that it made me feel really special and made me want to write even more. That was a memorable experience that I had with writing. I chose that experience because it makes me feel special and really encouraged me to keep on working at it and someday I might be really famous for what I do.
About Me
Hey y'all I am a soccer kinda gal and I love to write. I like to write a lot in my free time, also I love my cute lil' yorkie, Jack<3. I am very friendly and a bit of a dare devil, I have three brothers so I'm aggressive when it comes to soccer. :)
Sixth Grade Writing Goals
- I would like to try to finish at least one story.
- I would like to try to think outside the box and try writing a fantasy story.
- I think I could try to finish at least 8 pieces.