I really enjoyed this week’s readings. I was really drawn to the How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others reading. It made me think a lot. I wrote my response on it and thought about doing my essay on this bit chose to go with something else.
This past week I really enjoyed getting to read other people’s work and see the different ways in which this essay was approached by my peers. I noticed how all of the pieces I read had a very distinct voice – some of them were more conversational and some were more narrative, etc. – and I think I learned a lot about the individuality of our writing.
This week we begun reviewing other peoples work and I’ve been struggling to be critical because I know everyone has their own vision. I can see where some areas can be stronger I suppose but I feel uncomfortable messing with the piece a lot
This past week, I really enjoyed getting to start working on the nonfiction essay we will create for the conclusion of the unit. I enjoyed writing it so much that I have added to and edited bits of it as a way of journaling over the past few days.
This past week I have enjoyed getting to dissect the brilliant work of other authors, not just the ones assigned to us but also my peers. There are many things that my peers noticed that I have not in pieces of work that I think can contribute greatly to my writing. Things such as description, juxtaposition, and what I can leave out in a story are all powerful skills that have been brought up when discussing others’ work that can greatly contribute to my writing. I am so privileged to be in a space with such incredible writers.
I really enjoyed reading other people’s pieces that they wrote for our workshop. It was fun to see other people’s creativity and writing styles translate from the pieces they wrote in class into longer form thoughts.
This week, I really enjoyed the stylistically challenging writing prompts we used–like, as people have mentioned, writing without a vowel–and the continued opportunities to hear everyone in the class’s ideas not only through discussing readings but also sharing our own work.
This class has truly challenged me to think outside the box (for example: write without using a specific vowel) and become more comfortable with my writing. I particularly enjoy the in-class discussions of the readings. I appreciate how much I learned about the multiple interpretations of the readings from my classmates.
I enjoyed Tuesday’s in-class exercise where we chose a vowel to eliminate from our options to write with. I spent a while trying to decide on a vowel, knowing A or E would probably impact the content the most but unsure whether this would make the piece better or worse in the long run. I ended up going with E and as a result couldn’t use “the” or any third person pronouns– but I actually like how it made me switch up my writing style and produce something less technically rigid.
One thing that resonated with me this week was the benefit of restrictions on one’s writing. The exercise in which we prevented ourselves from using a specific vowel particularly stuck with me, as the exercise made me challenge myself with my writing in a way I hadn’t before. By having a restriction in place I found myself stopping and thinking about each word or phrase I was using in more depth, thinking about what alternative ways I can say things, and generally just reflecting more on my word choice and the impact it has. Self-imposed restrictions like the one in that exercise force me to slow down and really think about what I am writing and how the words I am using work together and to what effect.
This week felt more focused on integrating the habits we’ve been building with short prompts, into a daily practice that can develop longer form essays.
I really enjoyed this week’s readings. I was really drawn to the How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others reading. It made me think a lot. I wrote my response on it and thought about doing my essay on this bit chose to go with something else.
This past week I really enjoyed getting to read other people’s work and see the different ways in which this essay was approached by my peers. I noticed how all of the pieces I read had a very distinct voice – some of them were more conversational and some were more narrative, etc. – and I think I learned a lot about the individuality of our writing.
This week we begun reviewing other peoples work and I’ve been struggling to be critical because I know everyone has their own vision. I can see where some areas can be stronger I suppose but I feel uncomfortable messing with the piece a lot
This past week, I really enjoyed getting to start working on the nonfiction essay we will create for the conclusion of the unit. I enjoyed writing it so much that I have added to and edited bits of it as a way of journaling over the past few days.
This past week I have enjoyed getting to dissect the brilliant work of other authors, not just the ones assigned to us but also my peers. There are many things that my peers noticed that I have not in pieces of work that I think can contribute greatly to my writing. Things such as description, juxtaposition, and what I can leave out in a story are all powerful skills that have been brought up when discussing others’ work that can greatly contribute to my writing. I am so privileged to be in a space with such incredible writers.
I really enjoyed reading other people’s pieces that they wrote for our workshop. It was fun to see other people’s creativity and writing styles translate from the pieces they wrote in class into longer form thoughts.
This week, I really enjoyed the stylistically challenging writing prompts we used–like, as people have mentioned, writing without a vowel–and the continued opportunities to hear everyone in the class’s ideas not only through discussing readings but also sharing our own work.
This class has truly challenged me to think outside the box (for example: write without using a specific vowel) and become more comfortable with my writing. I particularly enjoy the in-class discussions of the readings. I appreciate how much I learned about the multiple interpretations of the readings from my classmates.
I enjoyed Tuesday’s in-class exercise where we chose a vowel to eliminate from our options to write with. I spent a while trying to decide on a vowel, knowing A or E would probably impact the content the most but unsure whether this would make the piece better or worse in the long run. I ended up going with E and as a result couldn’t use “the” or any third person pronouns– but I actually like how it made me switch up my writing style and produce something less technically rigid.
One thing that resonated with me this week was the benefit of restrictions on one’s writing. The exercise in which we prevented ourselves from using a specific vowel particularly stuck with me, as the exercise made me challenge myself with my writing in a way I hadn’t before. By having a restriction in place I found myself stopping and thinking about each word or phrase I was using in more depth, thinking about what alternative ways I can say things, and generally just reflecting more on my word choice and the impact it has. Self-imposed restrictions like the one in that exercise force me to slow down and really think about what I am writing and how the words I am using work together and to what effect.
This week felt more focused on integrating the habits we’ve been building with short prompts, into a daily practice that can develop longer form essays.