Personal Narrative Thoughts

I really enjoyed doing the personal narratives!  It was fun telling my story.  I realized that I have a strong voice in writing.  I write like I talk, and I talk a lot.  I usually don't enjoy writing, but I enjoyed this assignment.  I definitely noticed a weakness or two.  I use "to be" verbs way too much.  It's hard to get rid of them!  Sometimes they fit with my voice, but usually I noticed that those paragraphs sound like I'm bored.  I also noticed that I have a hard time with dialogue.  I think the "he said / she said" think is cheesy.  However, I will press on, and by the end of this semester, I will be on the moon!  Well, maybe not quite.. but close.