Dear Reader,
Basically, I have been having the dumbest year I've had since 2009, but much like 2009, my writing has actually kind of improved for once. This semester in creative writing, I feel like I became more proficient at writing short stories that do not contain nearly as much rambling as my usual drivel, and especially at flash fiction, primarily because I wrote five of them.
My greatest strength is probably writing long, epic rants that make me lose focus of the story I am trying to tell because my dumb characters are so adamant about complaining about the word rude and how much it sucks. I am also a fan of witty banter, though I'm not entirely sure how good at it I am. Luckily, I received multiple opportunities to exercise these skills throughout the year, as well as many more opportunities to practice my weaknesses, which include everything not mentioned above. The weakness I practiced most was, as said, writing short stories and flash fiction, one of which was from the point of view of a boy, another weakness of mine, seeing as I am a girl. (Not that writing from the point of view of the opposite gender is hard for everyone, I just usually can't do it without having some sort of existential crisis.) I also co-wrote a children's story, which was not only short, but aimed at, well, children, a demographic I have pretty much no clue how to write for, on account of you're not allowed to swear or have murder jokes. All of these new endeavors, fortunately, turned out pretty okay.
This entire semester has been quite a learning experience for me, as I spent the majority of it outside my comfort zone, and I feel I have grown as a writer because of it.
-Ashton
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