Thursday, September 17, 2009

Temperament or Character. Week #4!

My writing process reflects me totally and completely. When I think about how I write , what I write about, and my process of writing, I can say that how I am feeling and the way that I act is displayed throughout. My friends have read some of my work and many times they comment and say, "That sounds so much like you." I usually respond with, "That's because I wrote it!" :) For example, last year I wrote a short fictional story called Life is a Gift in my Creative Writing class. This really helped me to put myself and my voice into my writing. When my teacher finished reading it, she told me that she could see me and hear me writing that paper. “I breathe a sigh of relief and thank God. I take Lily out of there and on the drive home I explain to her what happened to me and my mother.” -Life is a Gift. By the style that I wrote and through how I went about writing it, my opinions and character were expressed. I have a "hurry and get things done" temperament mixed with a "go with the flow" temperament. Many times when I write, I hurry to get the writing done and I usually just let my fingers go to see what I can come up with. I let my mind flow. This comes out in what I am writing about as well. I write how I feel and I feel what I write. They are very interchangeable for me personally. Since writing is something that I love to do, I hope that those who read what I write can see that.

2 comments:

  1. I wish I could let my writings flow when it comes to specific assignments. I did good with the collage because we could kind of do our own thing and as you said "let your fingers go and let your mind flow". As for the autoethnography it's a little harder for me because you have one specific thing to write about and not what is just on your mind. Sounds like you are pretty good with writing. Keep up the good work.

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  2. Ashley, creating a writing comfort zone, as it seems you have, is an important step to making the writing process work for you.

    I'll be interested to see how your voice develops/changes based on the audiences and purposes we write for...

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