Final blog

This week I have been less productive than usual...One Acts have taken over my life, and I haven't a lot of time for homework in any of my classes. I've edited here and there, and drafted one new piece. Paul, Jimmy, Mr. Bashir and Mrs. Moore and I all met for a brief workshop where we each focused on one of our own pieces for discussion. I was thoroughly impressed by Paul and Jimmy's writing, both very different from mine.

Week of 5/6-5/9

This week has been a very productive week for me. I have gotten a lot of writing done, as well as a lot of editing. At the beginning of the week, Mrs. Moore asked me to compile all of my produced works so far for the term so that she could examine my progress, and I'm so glad that she did. It felt so nice to organize and manage all that I've come up with into one solid document, as well as gave me a different perceptive of my work. I made edits and corrections I wouldn't have ordinarily made because the idea that I'm handing something in for show makes me catch mistakes and little errors I might normally overlook. I was forced to clean things up in a good way. I also was able to tell what was presentable and what was not, showing me what needs more work and what doesn't. I even had time to draft more pieces. It was a great week in terms of productivity, even if it means I didn't come up with as much new material. This seems to be a great method of organization for me.

On Monday Kristin and I gave an inspirational presentation in Honors Writing, and it felt nice to share what inspires me in a tangible form for the class. I even went back and edited the draft that came from that video. I couldn't step away from laptop all week, and I'm proud of myself for all my work this term. I just edited all week, drafting here and there. I came up with a wonderful poem and a very different type of fictional draft, which actually rooted from a poem and morphed into prose with dialogue, which then became what it is.

The only thing I didn't pay much attention to this week is reading, but I don't mind. I've spent time each day and night - catching up on outside of class hours - working on getting my drafts put together and presentable. I feel great.

4/20-5/2

The past three days of class have gone very well for me. I spent the first day catching up on logs and reading and I didn't write much at all, though on Tuesday I wrote a poem I don't like. Not an overly productive two days, but I'm not worried. I've spent plenty of time. Mrs. Moore gave me a new author to try and she seems great so far, I like her style. Different because she is simplistic yet so specific. Wednesday I had no classes, but I won a poetry award at Cum Laude day. Amazing. An incredible honor, to be recognized for something I appreciate so deeply.

On Thursday during my two hour block, I started four different drafts. I really only like two of them, but the point is that I was slightly stuck and I just took ideas and ran with them. I don't think I've ever done that much drafting in one sitting. The one I like most, doesn't even have an actual subject yet. I don't even know the point or storyline. It is just going to come along, I believe it. Very interesting day for writing.