I felt that the draft editing we did in class last Wednesday was helpful and constructive. Reading, and re-reading the draft, I came to the conclusion that there are paragraphs and sentences that are redundant and the solution is to just delete them. What I noticed is that my essay read like a short story more than an essay; I am not sure if this is beneficial or not. My literacy autobiography entertains, however I want to be sure I am following the assignment that was prescribed. There are many talented writers in this class, and it is difficult to believe that so many graduate students lack confidence in their writing; I don't think any of us would be grad students if we sucked at writing papers :)
I am grateful for this opportunity to write a narrative based essay; I don't think I have written since taking creative writing as an undergrad. It is allowing me to tap into my creative side that I usually don't listen to because I am in the habit of writing academically.
I agree with you Ashley and had a similar experience. It is nice to actually write something creative as opposed to something academic. Maybe it is just me, but I find creative writing much more difficult but much more engaging than "scholarly rhetoric" because you get to tell a story instead of talking about theory or what have you. Furthermore, creative writing is actually fun to read - go figure!
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