- Looking back on this semester, how has your understanding of writing changed? Looking back on this semester my understanding of writing has not changed much. I enjoy writing and expressing myself through it but when there is so much to do at a time, it’s difficult to produce my best work. During this course I got to creatively express my writing more.
- What have you learned about yourself as a writer? What I’ve learned about myself as a writer is that I’m capable of writing other creative works beyond the ordinary mandatory essays. I’ve also learned that I excel when I write about topics that I’m passionate about and interest me. When what I write about is restricted it’s challenging to express myself well.
- Which piece of work are you most proud of, and why? The piece of work that I am most proud of is my short story titled, “The letter”. I’m most proud of this work because it incorporates my love for the genre of psychological thriller and I was able to express my creativity while writing it.
- What strategies or lessons from this semester will you carry forward in your future writing? There are no strategies or lessons from this semester that I will carry forward in my future writing. I’ve always used the method of brainstorming my ideas before I write and that’s always helped.
- How has feedback from peers or the process of revision shaped your writing? Feedback from peers and the process of revision shaped my writing by helping me recognize areas that I needed improvement in. As well as taking time to look back at my work and reevaluate something I might’ve missed that could be modified.
- If you could revisit one piece of writing from this semester, what would you do differently? If I could revisit one piece of writing from this semester it would be “Memory in the Mirror”. I would have written the story completely differently because I feel it wasn’t my best work. I would stick with the same theme but just execute it in another way.
- Which piece challenged you the most to write, and how did you overcome that challenge? The piece that challenged me the most to write was “The Wall…It Whispers” homework assignment. Knowing what to write next and how to expand the story more was difficult because I didn’t want to throw words around making the piece incomprehensible. I overcame the challenges by not thinking so much into it and writing what I felt coincided with what I was aiming to write about.
- How did the act of creating this literary publication impact how you view your body of work? Creating this literary publication allowed me to see my creativity and it also allowed me to see my writing as a whole collectively. I enjoy seeing all of my pieces come together.
- What themes or ideas do you see emerging across your pieces? Were these intentional or discovered through writing? The themes and ideas I see emerging across my pieces are identity, discovery, and self growth. I wrote a lot about the changes and challenges people had to face and how those things affected them. They were intentional because I chose a theme and went from there.
- If your semester’s work was turned into a book or collection, what would its title be, and why? Unsettling Truths would be the title, because my works explore the themes of identity and the revelations of uncomfortable truths. I chose a theme for my works and followed through with them the entirety of the semester. Even if the prompts were different I still tried to incorporate those elements that gave my stories an eerie feeling.
