Writing and the elements of being a writer

When I think about the question "Do you consider yourself a writer?" initially I wouldn't consider myself a writer, but after thinking about the question further I realize that a writer is someone who writes whether they enjoy it or not. So overall I would have to consider myself a writer because of the multiple papers that I've written for classes even though it's not something I really enjoy. Since I generate my own argument for most of the papers that I've written for school I guess it's something that makes me a writer in the sense that I'm supporting a purpose of my choosing. The reasons why I write are mainly for a grade, but I inevitably use writing as a way of communicating through emails or even wall posts on facebook. In this class I'm hoping to gain a higher interest in writing and want to actually want to write for leisure instead of not wanting to write for a grade. Writing is something that I don't really find difficult but when I think about it it's not the first thing I want to do.

I've always had a great interest in movies for as long as I can remember, you might ask how this contributes to me and my efforts as a writer, well it does. Something that I've always wanted to do was to attempt to write a screenplay for a movie, because I just think it's something that would be fun. My prior experiences with writing however have led to me to be somewhat apprehensive about writing said screenplay. When I think of having to write it's always something that I loathe doing and when I write the screenplay I want it to be something I enjoy. Hopefully this class will allow me to change the thoughts that automatically come to mind when I think about writing and will finally push me to write a screenplay and enjoy it.