Sharing writing knowledge

I love to write and I think that I am fairly good at it. By no means am I perfect and I have learned a great deal just in the first few weeks of this class. I realize how much I have learned by reviewing other peoples writing and applying it. My neighbor is taking graduate classes at UCO and after telling me that she had to write a summary paper every week I offered to look over them for her. She was very happy because she hates to write and I was happy to get some more practice. I have reviewed her papers the past two weeks and have been able to apply so many things that I have learned. I have also given her copies of a couple of the chapters from our book as well as the last lecture so that she can improve her writing without relying on me to fix it. It is amazing how you can learn not only from your own writing but also reading that of others.  I find myself questioning whether a certain comma is in the proper spot or whether a sentence is formatted correctly and this in turn makes me more critical of my own writing. I think that anyone who wants to be a great writer should really attempt to get into some sort of writing review program (the writing center?) because it can be such an eye opening and creative experience.