Week 12 Blog

We turned in our first draft to the other group and continued working on revision. The more we revise in class, I understand how each piece reads a whole lot better. Others’ reviewing my work has really helped give me new ideas. I feel I have improved significantly, especially from the activities that we do in class. Rewriting one of our pieces just from memory was an activity that I really enjoyed. Trying to remember the entire poem without looking at the original copy gave me new ideas.

The revision process requires concentration; a piece can always be edited. I have always thought that first drafts were always one’s best, but recently I have learned that a first draft isn’t always a person’s best. One’s work should be revised at least a couple of times. Creative writing comes to us overtime; the environment which we live in creates different opinions and provokes emotion that each person handles differently. Simply going outdoors can give one several creative ideas. I believe that the creative process is definitely essential for the human spirit to thrive. One can practice creativity without even knowing it; the way a person thinks about certain things in their life gives them the ability to be creative. This allows a person both new ideas and opens up different views of the world.

I disagree with Martin’s statement mostly because writing is one of the most important characteristics one can have. Many jobs, everyday activities, and even forms of communication require reading and writing. Although there are very many different forms of writing, many authors write not only to release their emotions, but to share their emotions. Hearing about others’ experiences and tragedies strike peoples’ interest, but reading about these experiences gives one the ability to be more sympathetic. Considering the fact that people enjoy these types of things, writing can become a way of living. Creativity comes to us naturally. It is just the way that we use this creativity that creates an interesting life.