Week 8 Reading and Writing

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So we’re eight weeks into this class, which means we’re about halfway through the semester, give or take. It always boggles my mind how fast time passes, yet here we are. I can say with confidence that this is one of my favorite courses that I’ve taken at OU outside of my major, and that’s saying a lot. I truly do enjoy the coursework and feel that I’ve grown more as a writer.

To me, the online stories are easy to navigate and fun to read. I stated a while ago that I like to study the origins of a story or a series through different resources. It’s fun to read about the authors and see how they’ve drawn influences from their culture or time period, and how their stories have made an impact around the world. I believe it was Wilde who said that “life imitates art” and vice versa. The same can be said about mythology and folklore.

As far as my blog goes, I like the layout well enough, and I’ve warmed up to Blogger since the first day of class. I’d like to implement more of my art into this course, at least for the stories. I had a lot of fun illustrating a piece for my most recent story (I’ll post the link down below) and hope to do the same for my storybook project. Overall, I want to continue learning more from this class and my peers this semester. As long as I stay on top of my schedule, then I should be good to go!

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