Week 8 Progress

Looking back at everything I've done this semester for this class, I have to be honest and say I'm not completely happy with it all. I think I definitely can do a lot better if I had put in more time and effort. Unfortunately, I couldn't find time for the longest time but now I think I can work out some time for this class. I think the one assignment that takes the most of my time is the storytelling. It took me a while to even think of an idea for my first story. I'm not a good writer so unlike when writers get "writer's block" sometime, I usually get that all the time.

I definitely enjoy the readings. I've especially enjoyed the Mahabharata ones because my mom used to tell me stories growing up and all of the books were in Hindi or Gujarati, but now I can read them myself so it's been really fun. I'm excited for more readings in the next few weeks.

I think I have a pretty good schedule down for when I should do my readings so I can have ample time to focus on my story for the week. I need to avoid procrastinating and putting it off till the end/due date. I want to see my progress just go up from this point on.

Need to see some progress. Source: Pixabay.

Week 8 Comments and Feedback

I love the feedback that I've been getting from everyone! It's nice to know what other people think of your writing because most people are either like "oh, my writing isn't good" or like "oh, my writing is so good" and the feedback they get from people can be so surprising. I like the comments I get back on reading notes from people that tell me that they like the way I do notes or that they find it interesting because it's different from their own style. I used to think my style was weird but now, not so much.

I have been behind on the whole giving feedback process so I need to pick up on that. I hope I will be able to give people good feedback that will help them in their writing.

Giving Feedback. Source: Public Domain Pictures.

Week 8 Reading and Writing

The Pandavas and Draupadi. Source: Wikimedia.

Firstly, I can't believe we're already halfway through the semester. It honestly feels like it's been at least 12 weeks, not 8.

It definitely took me a while to get a good schedule down for this class. I tried different techniques but I think I have a good schedule down now. I hope my progress in this class will keep getting better.

I'm pretty happy with my blog and project website. I think I have a pretty good theme going on in both. I might decide to change it later on, but for now I'm pretty content with how they both look.

I enjoyed reading Mahabharata the most because that was the one epic my mom has told me a lot about. I grew up listening to her tell me what happened in the Mahabharata because I couldn't really read in Hindi or Gujarati so I liked that I finally got a chance to read it myself. I think the best thing I've written so far is my Arjuna and Karna story. I consider it an accomplishment because I got that written in record time. It usually takes me a good few hours to write a story but this one literally took me about half an hour. The idea just came to me so quick, so writing the story itself was pretty quick too. I haven't really followed my reading notes exactly even though I know I should. I think I've picked up ideas and used notes from different weeks to put together a story so I'm not completely bad at not using the notes. I definitely need to take better reading notes though.

Overall, I'm happy with how this class is going, and I'm excited to for the next few weeks.