Writing about Literature

While reading and taking notes on the pages in the textbook, I realized I was familiar with a lot of it however I had never really incorporated it into my writing. When it came  to writing, it was always about just sitting down and letting thoughts flow from my brain to be typed by my fingers. I never really worried about sentence structure or targeting the audience. I would try to meet requirements that were set for me but I'm aware also of how I lack consciousness over grammar and sentence structure. I had learned the basics but I also had forgot the basics. Therefore looking at all of what is wanted from me, is stressful and nerve racking. It develops a slow burning temptation to quit and not set myself up for failure and the desire to stay within my comfort zone but ignoring that in pursuit of self-improvement. Over the years I've been given numerous compliments on how descriptive I am in what I write, anyone who was oblivious to the rules of writing would enjoy the few stories I've wrote while people that are very grammar oriented would shred the paper to pieces with frustration muttering of how illiterate I am. My previous english teachers worked hard to get me to actually plan out a paper and to follow the steps of developing a rough draft coaxing out the proper paper that it could be. I was taught strategies but it was always about description and making the story come alive within the readers mind. Mr. Smith showed me quotation and proper citation but reviewing the various ways of citing would be the intelligent thing to do.