Week One

 Writing opens doors. It can also close them. I am a criminal justice major and writing in a formal setting is the key to success. Writing that is done at school is important to getting good grades. When I worked at my previous job, I proof read memos, subpoenas, depositions, and other law related documents. I often wrote letters to our clientele requesting information or their approval of negotiation offers. I also wrote letters to health care providers and insurance companies. I was expected to know that letters to clients used less legal terms than those to insurance companies. I hope to learn more ways that writing affects the work place in this class. I have already done several memos, letters to businesses, and resumes, yet it does not come naturally to me. I have always struggled with wording in my writing and readers tend to get confused. I hope to grow my knowledge of professional writing and learn more about writing in other areas of study. Criminal Justice writing is based on fact and has no real room for interpretation. There is usually one way to interpret laws and codes. I am a Forensic Science minor, and writing is similar in their area. Science is based on facts and statistics; forensic science is not an exception. Writing creatively has always been hard for me. I hope everyone will bare with me as I learn and grow in my writing over the next few weeks.