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  Writing is the way that an author conveys their thoughts and feelings through text. Writing allows you to express yourself. Expressing your feelings through writing allows you to let out emotions that you may not be comfortable expressing out loud. Writing is a way to open up without the fear of hearing the words come out of your mouth. It is almost always easier to write about how you feel rather than talk to someone about it. The internet has become a space for people to publicly express themselves through writing and photos. Blogs, like this one allow people to publish whatever they please on the Internet for the world to read. The internet allows for everyone to publish anything that they may desire on the internet.

Medium: Medium is important for writing because writing can be expressed on many different types of mediums. A medium is what the text is illustrated on. Examples of a medium would be paper of an article on the web

Process: process is important because it is how the words end up written down and how you thought they should be arranged.

Audience: audience is important to writing because you usually tailor your writing to a specific audience. Audience influences writing and vise versa.

Organization: organization is important because without it writing would not make sense. You have to organize your thoughts to be able to lay them out and tell your story through writing.

Detail: Attention to detail is what makes writing interesting. Readers want to be able to put themselves into the story through the authors close attention to detail.

   I believe that writing is the best way to express yourself. Journaling everyday allows you to be able to write through all of your emotions and events you have experienced that day. I personally like to journal so I can reflect on how my days have been at the end of the week. It helps to relieve stress at the end of the day to reflect on all of the positives. Highlighting the positivity in your day through writing helps put me in a better mood.