Why do writers write? If it 's not for the money why do writers write? Joan Didion said, “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means.” This quote expresses to me why writers write. Throughout this course, I have experienced the opportunity to express myself as a writer and having the flexibility to do what I want. Expressing myself in my own why defines who I am as a writer, and this course has given me this. Taking this course last year was just a subject I chose to slide by, but little did I know that I would love this course and find my own writing abilities. Undergoing this course has helped me understand what it means to be a writer, in my own way I believe to be a writer is to express
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I was blank, I was suffering from writers block. After still being complete void, deleting word after word. I utilised David Malouf advice and decided to step back and ‘just focusing on writing, and waiting for the perfect book to create itself in my head’. Soon enough I began grasping for inspiration anywhere I could find it, from films to books, to starting out my window for hours at the old withering tree outside my window. That 's when the old tree outside my window started the idea for my personal interest piece. I learnt that inspiration comes from many places. My final piece is a reflection piece to express myself, like ‘Hi, this is me.’ I’ve always loved transparent books, a little mystery, a kind of major plot twist at the end, and this was one of the major things I was aiming for in my story. As I planning through my story, every new paragraph I asked for feedback, I asked my peers to help me develop my story further by getting their advice and having an open mind. Looking back on the many assessments I’ve accomplished, each one has influenced my learning and writing aspects. I have been able to take tonnes of new information and knowledge. Reflecting back on all assessment, with each one came a new challenge that allowed me to improve or develop a new skill on my own. The peer assessment
I was blank, I was suffering from writers block. After still being complete void, deleting word after word. I utilised David Malouf advice and decided to step back and ‘just focusing on writing, and waiting for the perfect book to create itself in my head’. Soon enough I began grasping for inspiration anywhere I could find it, from films to books, to starting out my window for hours at the old withering tree outside my window. That 's when the old tree outside my window started the idea for my personal interest piece. I learnt that inspiration comes from many places. My final piece is a reflection piece to express myself, like ‘Hi, this is me.’ I’ve always loved transparent books, a little mystery, a kind of major plot twist at the end, and this was one of the major things I was aiming for in my story. As I planning through my story, every new paragraph I asked for feedback, I asked my peers to help me develop my story further by getting their advice and having an open mind. Looking back on the many assessments I’ve accomplished, each one has influenced my learning and writing aspects. I have been able to take tonnes of new information and knowledge. Reflecting back on all assessment, with each one came a new challenge that allowed me to improve or develop a new skill on my own. The peer assessment