I have found that this whole blogging thing is quite
difficult for me. I haven’t really ever blogged before and I’m not really good
at finding things to write about. Each time that I wrote a blog it normally
took me thirty minutes to an hour just to figure out what I was going to write
about then another thirty to figure out how to write it all out. This was
probably the most difficult assignment so far that I have had to complete in
this class. I’m not the most creative person in the world so it was quite a
challenge for me in general. When I did know exactly what I wanted to write
about, my writings were so much better and I could get them written fairly
quickly. I also think that this assignment made me get better as a writer
because I was able to just write without thinking about it towards the end of
it. I also was able to be more creative with my writing I think anyways. I
found out that it was normally easier to find a topic that I could relate to
and then just stay on that one topic. I think that if I would have free wrote
then my blogs wouldn’t have made much sense and that they would have just been
“blah”. I liked how I had a way to vent and put all of my feelings down when I
needed to. I thought that that was probably the best thing about it because I
get stressed an awful lot. I didn’t really like that we had to write every
single day though because I’m not very creative as I’ve said before. I don’t
think up of things to write about quite as well as others I’m sure. If I only
had to write every other day I think that I would have had a lot more to talk
about than if I had to do it every single day. I think that this assignment had
changed me in a way that I could write better and faster to meet the goal of my
writings. I really think that my writing has gotten better as I have went
through this process. I also think that it helped me to write my other essays.
It made it easier to make up a story and helped me to use more descriptive
words throughout my writing I believe. I would like to blog some more for one
reason only. It made me grow as a writer and I think that that is great because
I have never really been good at it. I think that, in the future, I might end
up writing more either in a journal or even in blog form. This blogging
assignment really helped me all in all, and for the good.
It was the same with me. I am glad it helped you!! :)
ReplyDeleteFree writing is a great tool to get you started, but I don't think it was meant to sit in as a final product. Maybe if you had free wrote for 15 minutes and then edited it you would have been done sooner? I know that's how it worked for me at least. But everyone is different! I still enjoyed reading what I saw from you!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very nice reflection. Fluency is often the roadblock that keeps students from writing success. It makes sense that fluency is a challenge to work toward. You should be pleased with your progress. ~Ms. A.
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