Writing Reflection #8

Last week we were assigned a new project. It was called "Newspaper Blackout" we had to search for random words within an article and create something similar to a poem or something that is relevant to our lives or maybe someone else's. The process was a little bit slower and frustrating for me at the beginning because I couldn't seem to find any words within any article that I could relate to. It seemed everything was depressing and gloomy so, after the first class of failing terribly in creating a blackout I went with what I could find and turned it into something that other people could maybe relate to. The challenges were trying to find things that I really liked and I wanted to create positive blackouts that sent a really good message to the readers rather then something sped of on the gloomy side. The success I had however was finishing them! it took me a few classes but I managed to not back out and keep blacking out! the thing that was unique about this style of writing was having to keep and open mind and creating something out of something that is already finished as compared to making something completely original and made fresh from your mind. While making this project I learned that I can challenge myself and it is possible to create something awesome even if your not in your comfort zone.