2. Something I learned this semester about myself and my writing is I like to write dark stuff. I always mean for it to be happy, but a part of me wants to kill everyone off. I guess that just adds to the plot line. It's still weird though.
3. I've learned that the writing process is hard. If it wasn't, I think everyone would be doing it. You really have to make your best effort in order to get anywhere.
4. I did notice growth in my writing. I'm better at pouring out all my feelings super quickly. When I start writing, I never want to stop. In regular classes we'll have five minutes to write something and most kids will have a paragraph and I'll have a page. I'm figuring out how to put the ideas in my head on paper.
5. I feel happy when I write about my writing. At the same time it feels weird. When I think about my writing, it's easy to have thoughts that tell me that my writing is horrible. I just have to tell myself that it's better than it once was and the more I do it, the better it will become. Besides, when you write a lot, it's easier to pick out the hidden gems.
6.Before I took a creative writing class, I thought writing was super easy. I've learned that it isn't. I don't know if it'll ever get easy but I'm starting to figure stuff out.
7.My favorite aspect of creative writing is that you can express yourself in whatever way you choose. It's not like math where you have to follow the rules. You can crumple up the rules and feed them to a dinosaur if that makes you happy. I love that. My least favorite part is not having any guidelines except what I create. I've learned that I do like some rules to guide me, so it's been hard. So I guess I love and hate guidelines at the same time. I think I'll just pick and choose what I feel like doing in my writing. Does that even make sense?
8.I can continue to grow as a writer and creative thinker by creating stories based on the world around me. Like, why is my friend always sick? Maybe she's not sick. She could be a ninja. Or she could be dying of an unknown disease. Although the stories I tell myself aren't usually true, they're much more fun or intense. I lived many years convincing myself that my grandpa was a pirate (sadly, he's not). As your imagination grows, the more you grow as a writer. Make some stuff up. It's awesome.
9. My current blog layout reflects me/my writing style because it shows a beautiful room that has gone through a lot. I don't know what has happened in that room and no one but me knows what's gone on in my life. That's okay. Like I said in #8, making stuff up is the best way to feel in those gaps with something magical. It makes life more interesting. I guess it portrays my imagination. I also just think that it's gorgeous and can see a similar room in my future home.
10. I will continue writing in my life. I don't know how yet. I might just use it to write in my journal but I hope I do so much more. I want to get published eventually, but I have to actually write in order to do that (and like I said before, I'm lazy). I want to write novels, revise them, write flash fictions like I put on the blog, and write to make myself happy. I will continue to write even if I only do it to see magic in a difficult time.
You made it to the end! Yay! I'm seriously impressed. I probably would've skipped to the end of the post. If you're that person, I totally respect that.
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