Self-Relection

This year during my time in Creative Writing, I have grown much more quickly, but also much more diligently. I've learned I must write every single day, even when I have nothing to write about. I've faced common issues like writer's block, and learned how I can overcome them. I loved exploring every genre like poetry, fiction, memoir writing, and even playwriting, which I initially thought I would not enjoy at all. I'm so excited for next semester and all that's to come, for I learn and grow with each class that I attend.
Writing requires discipline: that is one of the many things I've learned this semester. Often times, people think of writers as people who laze around all day and get to stay in their pajamas the entire day. Maybe for some that's true, but any writer knows that one must be self-disciplined to write. A writer has to write every day in order to see great improvements, and they must be unafraid of other people's critique. This year I have learned that if I want to be a writer, it is essential for me to train my self-discipline, as that is the only way one can get any work done.
My writer's block, this year, was severe and one of the worst experiences in class. Every writer faces this common problem at least once. Probably, more than once. It was like hitting a wall, one day your sprinting and you have all these amazing and original ideas, the next you slam into a concrete wall, and your ideas have ceased to surface. During the course of this semester, I am proud to say that I overcame my writer's block and started sprinting again.
I am quite proud of myself this year, for what I have achieved in terms of writing. I had to pretend that I was my eleven year old self again to write my memoir, learn how to write poetry for the first time, and write a script to play in front of the entire class. My writing everywhere has improved, from my essays down to my vocabulary, I've been seeing constant improvement which excites me. I cannot wait for second semester and how much more I will grow then.