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Let's share experiences of when we looked back on some old writings and thought, "What was I thinking?"

I reread some of my college essays the other day and immediately understood why I didn't get accepted, holy hell, they were bad.

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>>3193104
My writing's always been pretty good. I'm proud of even my high school essays and stories.

>> No.3193115

>>3193110
Fuck off, Ollie.

>> No.3193127

>>3193110
Or perhaps you're writing has always been shit and your lack of improvement has blinded you from seeing just how shitty it actually is.

>> No.3193136

I reread something I wrote last year. It was fucking terrible and I was trying way too hard. Funny thing is an English teacher who also read it really wants me to submit it to the school's literary magazine that no one really cares about. Unsure I'll go through with it.

>> No.3193146

>>3193127
That's possible, too. But I've always gotten above 90% for English, so I don't know ...