When we were first told in the Writing minor that the introduction class was all based on revamping one origin piece, a mix of emotions fueled my body. I was confused, excited, nervous, and a bit overwhelmed by the task at hand. After gaining more insight as to how we were going to revamp our peice, I slowly understood how the process would be taken out and some of my confusion was cleared up. But, when it was time to create our first experiment, I once again found myself completely lost.
“Where do I begin?” “How can I reform this piece into a completely different writing platform?” “What constitutes another platform or genre?” Questions began to circle endlessly around my mind and I was terrified on how I would be able to embark on this assignment. Writing is out of my comfort zone, but reshaping a piece of writing into a new genre was another level beyond my comfort zone- completely untouched territory. Yet, it was a territory that evoked simultaneous emotions of fear and excitement and I couldn’t wait to see where this journey was going to take me.
I stared at a blank sketch draft page for experiment one with no ideas coming to mind. Little did I know I was that no ideas came to mind because I was utilizing the completely wrong mindset. I was close-minded and overwhelmed by what to do. I wasn’t letting my mind be creative with ideas. I simply let all of my negative feelings towards the assignment override the positives. It was at that moment I resorted to help and started asking my friends for advice. Without a second of hesitation in her mind, my friend quickly responded, “Why don’t you just make a Prezi?” I thought why wouldn’t I make a prezi? That seems to constitute a new genre and I think I can make it work with my piece. It was the first idea I had, and instead of letting the brainstorming process continue, I attempted to force my piece into a prezi-like format. Overall, I got really creative with my designs in the prezi and how it would carry out, but what was lacking was cohesion. There was little cohesion between my piece, my genre, and my intended audience. I was forcing these ideas together into a frame that I hoped would work, but in reality it just simply didn’t make sense. Where would I be presenting a prezi constituting this information? Why did I decide to tell a personal story through a prezi- a platform intended for lecturing academic information? Who would be my audience? After analyzing my first experiment more, I simply realized I rushed the process and my idea would not come together in complete cohesion in the end.
A children’s book- playful, exciting, colorful, and happy. I love children’s books and I loved the idea of turning my story into one. I had the idea from my classmates. They previously came up with the idea of creating their origins piece into a children’s book for experiment one. It quickly resonated with me and I immediately knew I wanted to do that for my next genre. I have a love and appreciation for children and their minds! I have a natural tendency to gravitate towards the mind of children because their minds are purely magic- carrying zero worries in the world. I had so much fun embarking on this experiment! I loved creating images and simplifying my story so it would be all magical- filled with rainbows and roses for my intended audience of children’s minds. But, the process took a turn. As much as I loved creating my sketch draft and coming up with ideas for the piece, it also resulted in dramatically altering my writing context to better suit kids. I had lost the beauty in my origin piece that made it so personally connected to myself. Although I had created a great story for children, it no longer felt like my story. The writing and storyline it constituted was completely different from the original reality of my first writing. I had realized that I would have to later decide if I would be willing to forfeit the context of my piece that made it so special to me to better suit a children audience. I was torn.
Finally it was time to start my third and final experiment. I knew I could work with my experiment two piece if I wanted to, but it didn’t seem like an ideal choice for me because it came with a lot of hard decisions in the developing process. I knew this was my last opportunity to create a final revamped genre of my origin piece that I was proud of, resonated with, and challenged myself with. I was ready to attempt a new genre form completely out of my comfort zone. For the first time, I did not rush the brainstorming process and had rather found myself spending a significantly long time rearranging my thoughts. Ultimately, I had created what seemed like a really cool experiment genre that was completely new to me. Instead of utilizing images and playful colors that resonated with me throughout my past experiments, I wanted to create a more simplified black and white question and answer interview article. It challenged me, it excited me, and it seemed to really work with my piece as I started embarking on my sketch draft. Without forcing any aspect into my piece to fit my intended genre, it was as if the two ideas came together like puzzle pieces. This was it.
As I take my final look at my final realized piece, I couldn’t be more proud. But, I am not proud because it is in any shape or form perfect nor professional. I am proud because it is a hundred percent me and further demonstrates my growth and improvement as a writer. It was initially a task that terrified me because I had no idea where to start, and slowly turned into an assignment I was anxiously excited to work on. To clarify, the process and creating process was difficult as hell. I stared at my blank document for days completely lost and baffled with how to start. Those days of staring at a blank document turned into days of me ferociously writing down whatever ideas came to mind. They were not good ideas. This led to a cycling pattern of me writing, then not feeling satisfied with my writing, and then more rewriting. My hardest struggle was the tone of the piece. I typically write informally, however I had the initial intentions of creating this article piece to fit a more formal format to appeal to a broader audience. As it came to revising my first draft, I had soon come to realize I had no clear intentions of a specific audience, and further, the formal tone I tried to force with my piece was not clearly emphasized. There was significantly less cohesion than I had initially intended or wanted. It was back to the old brainstorming process.
“Who is my audience?” I stared at my desk continuously asking myself this question repeatedly. I have recently discovered if you don’t force your mind to think, but rather repeatedly ask yourself a question, the answer will soon come clear. The answer did not come to me clearly. Rather, I found myself in complete frustration because I couldn’t find a solid answer to my question I desperately needed to be solved. I had realized I had once again been thinking with the same closed mindset that I had initially used when first embarking on experiment one. I was limiting myself to the norms that constituted the audiences and the platforms most commonly found online. I then once again, with the new intention that the possibilities of answers to this question were endless, asked myself the same question again. “Who is my audience?” “Who is my audience?” “Who do I want to be specifically reading this piece?” And then the answer became more clear than ever.
I had decided my writing piece and website would follow a completely non traditional format that best suited my writing. It wouldn’t be a popular common website of any form, but it would attract the people I wanted to read my piece. My website was going to be designated solely for individuals who were struggling with adulthood and embarking on their personalized interests. Instead of formal article pieces, it would be articles filled with personalized stories of the experiences of other young adults struggling to find their place in our world. It would be a platform to share the experiences of others so young adults would feel more confident and comfortable embarking on their path life best suited for them. Not only did this idea fit my piece, but the platform is something I believe in. I love the idea of having a place to go to to solely hear the stories of others. One of the things in life we don’t take advantage of enough as humans is utilizing the stories and experiences of others as a learning platform for ourselves to grow and improve from. The creation of my final piece from first to final draft was another really long process, however, it is one that I can say without a doubt I grew from and feel appreciative to have had. My final piece isn’t simply an overview of my current ability of a writer, but reflects my growth as a writer and further who I truly am as a person. I feel a strong connection, proudness, and resonation with my final piece and could not be happier despite its imperfections.
“Where do I begin?” “How can I reform this piece into a completely different writing platform?” “What constitutes another platform or genre?” Questions began to circle endlessly around my mind and I was terrified on how I would be able to embark on this assignment. Writing is out of my comfort zone, but reshaping a piece of writing into a new genre was another level beyond my comfort zone- completely untouched territory. Yet, it was a territory that evoked simultaneous emotions of fear and excitement and I couldn’t wait to see where this journey was going to take me.
I stared at a blank sketch draft page for experiment one with no ideas coming to mind. Little did I know I was that no ideas came to mind because I was utilizing the completely wrong mindset. I was close-minded and overwhelmed by what to do. I wasn’t letting my mind be creative with ideas. I simply let all of my negative feelings towards the assignment override the positives. It was at that moment I resorted to help and started asking my friends for advice. Without a second of hesitation in her mind, my friend quickly responded, “Why don’t you just make a Prezi?” I thought why wouldn’t I make a prezi? That seems to constitute a new genre and I think I can make it work with my piece. It was the first idea I had, and instead of letting the brainstorming process continue, I attempted to force my piece into a prezi-like format. Overall, I got really creative with my designs in the prezi and how it would carry out, but what was lacking was cohesion. There was little cohesion between my piece, my genre, and my intended audience. I was forcing these ideas together into a frame that I hoped would work, but in reality it just simply didn’t make sense. Where would I be presenting a prezi constituting this information? Why did I decide to tell a personal story through a prezi- a platform intended for lecturing academic information? Who would be my audience? After analyzing my first experiment more, I simply realized I rushed the process and my idea would not come together in complete cohesion in the end.
A children’s book- playful, exciting, colorful, and happy. I love children’s books and I loved the idea of turning my story into one. I had the idea from my classmates. They previously came up with the idea of creating their origins piece into a children’s book for experiment one. It quickly resonated with me and I immediately knew I wanted to do that for my next genre. I have a love and appreciation for children and their minds! I have a natural tendency to gravitate towards the mind of children because their minds are purely magic- carrying zero worries in the world. I had so much fun embarking on this experiment! I loved creating images and simplifying my story so it would be all magical- filled with rainbows and roses for my intended audience of children’s minds. But, the process took a turn. As much as I loved creating my sketch draft and coming up with ideas for the piece, it also resulted in dramatically altering my writing context to better suit kids. I had lost the beauty in my origin piece that made it so personally connected to myself. Although I had created a great story for children, it no longer felt like my story. The writing and storyline it constituted was completely different from the original reality of my first writing. I had realized that I would have to later decide if I would be willing to forfeit the context of my piece that made it so special to me to better suit a children audience. I was torn.
Finally it was time to start my third and final experiment. I knew I could work with my experiment two piece if I wanted to, but it didn’t seem like an ideal choice for me because it came with a lot of hard decisions in the developing process. I knew this was my last opportunity to create a final revamped genre of my origin piece that I was proud of, resonated with, and challenged myself with. I was ready to attempt a new genre form completely out of my comfort zone. For the first time, I did not rush the brainstorming process and had rather found myself spending a significantly long time rearranging my thoughts. Ultimately, I had created what seemed like a really cool experiment genre that was completely new to me. Instead of utilizing images and playful colors that resonated with me throughout my past experiments, I wanted to create a more simplified black and white question and answer interview article. It challenged me, it excited me, and it seemed to really work with my piece as I started embarking on my sketch draft. Without forcing any aspect into my piece to fit my intended genre, it was as if the two ideas came together like puzzle pieces. This was it.
As I take my final look at my final realized piece, I couldn’t be more proud. But, I am not proud because it is in any shape or form perfect nor professional. I am proud because it is a hundred percent me and further demonstrates my growth and improvement as a writer. It was initially a task that terrified me because I had no idea where to start, and slowly turned into an assignment I was anxiously excited to work on. To clarify, the process and creating process was difficult as hell. I stared at my blank document for days completely lost and baffled with how to start. Those days of staring at a blank document turned into days of me ferociously writing down whatever ideas came to mind. They were not good ideas. This led to a cycling pattern of me writing, then not feeling satisfied with my writing, and then more rewriting. My hardest struggle was the tone of the piece. I typically write informally, however I had the initial intentions of creating this article piece to fit a more formal format to appeal to a broader audience. As it came to revising my first draft, I had soon come to realize I had no clear intentions of a specific audience, and further, the formal tone I tried to force with my piece was not clearly emphasized. There was significantly less cohesion than I had initially intended or wanted. It was back to the old brainstorming process.
“Who is my audience?” I stared at my desk continuously asking myself this question repeatedly. I have recently discovered if you don’t force your mind to think, but rather repeatedly ask yourself a question, the answer will soon come clear. The answer did not come to me clearly. Rather, I found myself in complete frustration because I couldn’t find a solid answer to my question I desperately needed to be solved. I had realized I had once again been thinking with the same closed mindset that I had initially used when first embarking on experiment one. I was limiting myself to the norms that constituted the audiences and the platforms most commonly found online. I then once again, with the new intention that the possibilities of answers to this question were endless, asked myself the same question again. “Who is my audience?” “Who is my audience?” “Who do I want to be specifically reading this piece?” And then the answer became more clear than ever.
I had decided my writing piece and website would follow a completely non traditional format that best suited my writing. It wouldn’t be a popular common website of any form, but it would attract the people I wanted to read my piece. My website was going to be designated solely for individuals who were struggling with adulthood and embarking on their personalized interests. Instead of formal article pieces, it would be articles filled with personalized stories of the experiences of other young adults struggling to find their place in our world. It would be a platform to share the experiences of others so young adults would feel more confident and comfortable embarking on their path life best suited for them. Not only did this idea fit my piece, but the platform is something I believe in. I love the idea of having a place to go to to solely hear the stories of others. One of the things in life we don’t take advantage of enough as humans is utilizing the stories and experiences of others as a learning platform for ourselves to grow and improve from. The creation of my final piece from first to final draft was another really long process, however, it is one that I can say without a doubt I grew from and feel appreciative to have had. My final piece isn’t simply an overview of my current ability of a writer, but reflects my growth as a writer and further who I truly am as a person. I feel a strong connection, proudness, and resonation with my final piece and could not be happier despite its imperfections.