Myths & More

GIF from Spirited Away , 2001 Looking back on the first half of the semester, I’m quite proud of the work I’ve done. It’s been hard keeping up the momentum during the middle—it’s tempting to slack off after midterms—but I want to continue coming up with new ideas and writing more stories as I have been for the past eight weeks. So far, my routine involves going to the library and sitting there for hours until I finish working. I’ll look over my notes for my weekly story prompt, and usually I’ll tweak it or take out a plot point that I didn’t care for until I’ve written a new story outline. From that point, the writing takes care of itself. It’s a pretty good system, so long as I stick to it. Building my blog was easy because it already had various layouts to choose from. My website for the storybook project is alright for now, though I hope to refine it throughout the rest of the semester. I’ve been looking at different website layouts for inspiration, plus I’ve been working on inc...

Image Source I really enjoy talking to the other students in this class, and I hope to do so more often. There are a lot of creative people here this semester, and I love reading their stories! I’ve also had a lot of good feedback from my peers, some of which helps me to review my writing in a way that I wouldn’t even think of. It definitely helps to have a fresh pair of eyes to look over your work, and the advice that I have received has been a great help. I would say that I give good feedback as well—I hope that my critiques are positive and forward thinking. I do hope to read more comments in my future blog posts, especially for the storybook project. I think that would be beneficial in terms of reviewing my work and improving as a writer.

GIF Loop from Only Yesterday , 1991 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 ...