This is my page to inform my readers about the writing process. My writing process is mostly thinking and how i want my story. I’m gonna describe my writing process for my last couple of blogs. In my third blog i decided to write about the saints vs browns game because my uncle is “ supposedly “ one of the biggest browns fans.I wasn’t gonna do it at first but then i thought it would be perfect for my first scene blog To learn more about my blog click the link below Composing A Present Scene
In my fourth blog i was kinda confused on what i was gonna do but then i remembered i had to go to philly so i decided to write about that. It was a crazy experience and to read about here is the link to my blog Composing a Present Scene with Dialogue and Symbolism .
insert update about revising my story in draft #2. Add hyperlink to blog post #9
- Draft #1
Being in school I learned how to seperate myself from the bad and the good. I remember walking into High School scared to death because I was so scared of meeting new people. My sister was in 12th grade at the time so at least I had a sibling in the school. I told myself I wouldn’t be a clown like I was before in middle school. But I lied. Fast forward throughout the school year I received multiple suspensions. I can’t stress enough how dumb the reasons were. I remember reading the write-up with my mother. “Walking the halls without a pass” and “ “Disturbing classrooms while wandering the halls”. I can’t believe how much I was targeted for being in the halls. They were trying to become strict but it wasn’t working. For most kids suspensions don’t do anything but help because it’s free days from school. Despite all the stuff that happened, 9th grade year was great.
10th Grade Year is when I developed into the person I am now. A laid back , I don’t really care what happens type of dude. The school was under new management. To sum it for you guys we got a new principal and a new front office. I knew this year was gonna be different. This principal brang intensity and more fun to the school. I remember my mom asking me when am I gonna start playing football again. I started thinking I wasn’t gonna play it ever again but I told myself “you can’t give up and let them win”.In the city of Chester the sport events is the only thing that you can go to that’s not violent. Unless the wrong crowds show up then it becomes a problem. So I decided to start going to the workouts and I met people they were actually really cool and became close with a lot of em. This was the start of a new beginning. I didn’t have time to run the streets all summer nights because I had practice in the morning and being late wasn’t an option. Football meant so much to me and it’s probably the only thing that’ll make me feel like a different person. No matter what field im on i’m always smiling and joking around. I am not just a football player. I am a athlete.Going into my Junior Year in HS I felt like that guy. Walking the halls with my guys I felt like Drew and Saints. Every time I was stopped in the hall it was someone asking about the next football game and who was our opponent.That was a good a feeling.I was getting caught up watching D’Andre Swift in class or Najee Harris that I didn’t even do my class work. I sometimes where I would be if I actually did all of my work instead of playing all the time. I wonder about a lot of things but I don’t regret anything. Playing football I literally had no time at all. We had no days off in the summer except the weekends and that was sometimes. Training camp was 7-6 for 2 weeks I literally came home and showered and got ready for another day of work.It was exhausting but it was definitely worth it. I would get text messages at like 1 am saying “you popping out”. My friends thought it was a joke that they wouldn’t see me outside this summer I was already sleep by 9:30 pm every night. It kept me in place I didn’t lose focus. I know Coach Bell would be disappointed in me. Senior Year came and have already made the paper 3 times. I made a name for myself , at that point I was loved by everybody. The games was lit our team record was so bad and people still came to see us play. Playing football literally kept me away from everything. I knew from the beginning that being in with the wrong crowd would get me in bad circumstances that would mess me up for life.People I went to school have died even my own teammate that I was getting to know. They thought he was someone else and thought he was associated with a hood when he just lived around there. I remember the day the football team got called to the auditorium. I was hype because I thought we were getting out of school early but instead it was just bad news. I remember the crying that went on that day. I remember everybody's parent coming up to the school to get there kid. Practice was sad and depressing for weeks. After that situation I knew I had to graduate High School and further my education for myself but also my mother and father. My parents stress about life and the people that you hang around can get you in life threatening situations , you don’t have to be involved in something for something to happen to you. Stay out the way and mind your business was my motto going to school in Chester and that’s everywhere. If it’s not about you then don’t worry about it. Simple.
Now I Attend DCCC hoping to graduate with an Associates Degree in Graphic Design and transfer to Albright or Keystone College to play football and become the guy I always dreamed I would be. A Slot Receiver or a blocking Tight End in the NFL. If that doesn’t go well then i’ll like to become a coach of the game.
- Draft #2
If you don’t know by now Chester isn’t a easy place to live in. Not a big city and not much to do so it’s easy to get caught up in everything that’s going on. Going to school is one way to stay out the way but also another way to get involved in the disturbing things going on in the streets. The author is going to tell you how Nijhee survived 4 years in school.
Being in school Nijhee learned how to separate himself from the bad and the good. He remembered walking into High School scared to death because he was so scared of meeting new people.Nijhee’s sister was in 12th grade at the time so at least he had a sibling in the school. He once told myself that he wouldn’t be a clown like he was before in middle school. But Nijhee lied. Fast forward throughout the school year he received multiple suspensions. He can’t stress enough how dumb the reasons were. Nijhee remembers reading the write-up with my mother. “Walking the halls without a pass” and “ “Disturbing classrooms while wandering the halls”. He can’t believe how much he was targeted for being in the halls. They were trying to become strict but it wasn’t working. For most kids suspensions don’t do anything but help because it’s free days from school. Despite all the stuff that happened, 9th grade year was great.
10th Grade Year is when Nijhee actually developed into the person he is now. A laid back , I don’t really care what happens type of dude. The school was under new management. To sum it for you guys we got a new principal and a new front office. He knew this year was gonna be different. This principal brang intensity and more fun to the school. Nijhee remembered his mom asking him when is he gonna start playing football again. He thought to himself that maybe he wasn’t gonna play it ever again but he told himself “you can’t give up and let them win”.In the city of Chester the sport events is the only thing that you can go to that’s not violent. Unless the wrong crowds show up then it becomes a problem. So he decided to start going to the workouts and he met people they were actually really cool and became close with a lot of em. This was the start of a new beginning. He didn’t have time to run the streets all summer nights because he had practice in the morning and being late wasn’t an option. Football meant so much to Nijhee and it’s probably the only thing that’ll make him feel like a different person. No matter what field he’s on he is always smiling and joking around. Nijhee is not just a football player. He is a athlete.Going into Nijhee’s Junior Year in HS he felt like that guy. Walking the halls with the guys and he felt like Drew and Saints. Every time he was stopped in the hall it was someone asking about the next football game and who was our opponent.That was a good a feeling.Nijhee was getting caught up watching D’Andre Swift in class or Najee Harris that he didn’t even do his own class work. He sometimes wonders where he would be if he actually did all of his work instead of playing all the time. Nijhee wonders about a lot of things but he doesn’t regret anything. Playing football he literally had no time at all. The team had no days off in the summer except the weekends and that was sometimes. Training camp was 7-6 for 2 weeks, Nijhee literally came home and showered and got ready for another day of work.It was exhausting but it was definitely worth it. He would get text messages at like 1 am saying “you popping out”. Nijhee’s friends thought it was a joke when he said that they wouldn’t see him outside this summer. He was already sleep by 9:30 pm every night. It kept him in place and he didn’t lose focus. He knows Coach Bell would be disappointed in me. Senior Year came and he had already made the paper 3 times. Nijhee made a name for himself , at that point he was loved by everybody. The games was lit our team record was so bad and people still came to see us play. Playing football literally kept him away from everything. He knew from the beginning that being in with the wrong crowd would get him in bad circumstances that would mess him up for life.People he went to school have died even his own teammate that he was getting to know. They thought he was someone else and thought he was associated with a hood when he just lived around there. Nijhee stills remember the day the football team got called to the auditorium. He was hype because he thought the football team was getting out of school early but instead it was just bad news. He remembers the crying that went on that day. He also remember everybody's parent coming up to the school to get there kid. Practice was sad and depressing for weeks. After that situation he knew he had to graduate High School and further his education for himself but also his mother and father. Nijhee’s parents stressed about life and the people that you hang around can get you in life threatening situations , you don’t have to be involved in something for something to happen to you. Stay out the way and mind your business was his motto going to school in Chester and that’s everywhere. If it’s not about you then don’t worry about it. Simple.
Now Nijhee Attends DCCC hoping to graduate with an Associates Degree in Graphic Design and transfer to Albright or Keystone College to play football and become the guy he always dreamed about that would be. A Slot Receiver or a blocking Tight End in the NFL. If that doesn’t go well then he’ll like to become a coach of the game.