Sunday, May 4, 2014

My experience from this blog


               This was the first time I have ever created a blog, so it was definitely a long journey to understand how to even use the website. I really enjoyed the experience though because the only creative writing I have ever done is poetry, and that was just this semester! It was interesting to see how I grew as a writer through this process because I really had to evaluate myself on whether I was writing too much like me and not enough like the character in the story. It also took a very long time to write about all of these characters because after each story I would have to take a break in order for the creative part of my brain to rest and rejuvenate. I honestly do not understand how writers do it. Then again, they can take longer periods of time to write than just a semester, but nonetheless I applause them for their dedication. It’s taken me all semester to write/edit the blogs, so I can only imagine how long it takes them to get out of the characters in their stories and into the new ones. I’m not going to lie, sometimes I would jot down ideas that would pop into my head during class (please don’t deduct a grade point for this confession!).
                I think my favorite piece was the one I did on “The Lamp in a Window” because I think it’s hilarious how the story was about a crazy cat lady. But the hardest one was probably In Cold Blood just because it was a long novel, which took a long time because I had to go through the entire book to find quotes and ideas that I could use for Perry’s part. Over-all the experience was quite interesting/exciting, I’m hoping I can keep exercising the creative part of my brain throughout the years to come! 

Here are come picture of the process of this blog!


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