Taurus
Exercise #1: Identifying Writing Preferences
I usually write when I am upset or when I can't understand my thoughts or worse myself. Because I feel like writing is a kind of therapy for me to ease the frustrations and sadness inside me. And to produce a somehow good work because it has feelings. Writing became my friend when I have untold thoughts.
I spend my night to
write inside my room. Because for me, being alone on a silent night is more
effective in producing quality documents because of fewer distractions, and
also, you can freely release the emotions without being awkward because no one
can see that.
I always have a notebook or paper and a pen plus good song where I can relate to be able to write a document.
I want my stories tragic and don't have a happy ending since writing is my buddy when I am sad.
I am that write-write because I usually write everything comes on my head then I’ll arrange it after brainstorming.
I usually use planning where it is my strength because before writing I already have an idea what would I write. Drafting and revising are my weaknesses because every time I revise my work I always feel there is some words should replace or what.
Exercise #2 : Writer’s Block
My inner critic always is that I always think that there's someone out there who is better than me, who can write better documents. And I feel like that I am not that good nor an average writer. I belittle myself for being not good enough writer.
Since I only write when I am upset, I guess the other factor that causes me writer's block is I am not that always sad.
I prioritize my emotions. I told myself that I am writing because I need to release that sadness and frustration, and besides that, there are no other reasons why I am writing.
They always tell me that I should trust myself, my writing skill that I should not listen to my inner critic because they are trusting me and my skills so, I should trust myself also.
The changes do I want
to make in the coming weeks and months to overcome writer’s blockages do you
want to make in coming weeks and months to overcome writer’s block is let
myself be able to write documents even though I am not upset.
Cancer
WRITER’S BLOCK
It is
not new for me to experience writer’s block whenever I am about to write
something. As an overthinker and short attention span student, it is often hard
to overcome such challenge that turns out to be the reason of my
procrastination. Some scenarios are where my inner critique push me to compare
my writing skills to other writer. Because of that, I experience pressure to do
better than everyone else, causing me to end up writing unclear and garbage
documents. I also begin to doubt myself because I knew that I am not that
brainy. I easily forget my ideas and I tend to write a messy, unsatisfying
essay whenever my thoughts are unorganized. It is indeed a hindrance if I
started overthinking my thoughts.
As a
short attention span student, I experience writer’s block whenever I am
distracted by my surroundings. I will start to lose my focus until I end up not
doing my supposedly task. If I try to focus again, my thoughts became unclear.
I prefer to write in a place where I am alone, the calm ambiance is helping me
to think continuously. It is also helpful in combating writer’s block. As there
are no things that keep me distracted, my ideas flow and I remain focus.
Moreover, I remind myself that writers have different writing skills. That it
is unnecessary to compare my work because the important part is the ideas and
intentions. Self-appreciation is a must for every writer.
I
asked for advice of overcoming writer’s block to my friend, I told her my
experience and how I am struggling to avoid it. Her first advice is to turn off
or put away my phone as it is commonly the main source of distractions. I
agreed because I notice how alert I am whenever I see my phone. Next, focus on
my goals and set aside my doubts. Questioning myself is ineffective in terms of
accomplishing task.
My friend’s effort to think of any advice will not go to waste because I will try it all. I am informed that I need to avoid writer’s block as much as possible to achieve a well-written work. Instead of taking my inner critiques negatively, I have decided to take it positively. I believe that through this I can finally manage writer’s block.
WRITING PREFERENCES
When I was in high school, writing essays was my favorite activity. While my classmates struggle to make a complete and good essay, for me it was easy. I am proud of myself because I find something that I am passionate about, I can literally enjoy it without giving myself an unnecessary stress. But that was before, my first month in senior high school was fun and unchallenging. I was aware that we will encounter making of essay and research most of the time because it is essential to our strand which is Humanities and Social Sciences. As lessons goes by, the activities became harder. I knew I can handle the pressure, but I’ve noticed that my ability and focus to make something became poor. As of now, I have the to will to write when I slept comfortably, and I suddenly have an urge to finish something. My work will not turn out good if my surrounding is noisy, that’s why I tend to write somewhere I am alone. The calm ambience helps me to develop an idea and think rationally.
In order to write a document, I must have my paper, pen and laptop. I don’t know why but I can completely make a good document when I am using a paper and pen. I am focus and I tend to avoid distractions such as social media. My laptop is for search purposes only, when I need to clarify something, or I doubts my idea. Since technology is improving, it is not necessary for me to carry a dictionary.
I have a broad imagination that is why I am fond of writing fictional type of stories. Since I can easily imagine things, I like to put them into pieces until I am satisfied with the flow of the story. Having a colorful imagination is like dreaming and wanting so badly to achieve the certain feeling. Writing is one way to express my thoughts and ideas.
As I read the complete description about think-write writer, I knew that it best describes me. I spend most of my time thinking and putting my ideas into word. When my objective is still not clear, I am troubling writing something. It feels that it isn’t well organized, and I can do better. But when I polish my desire outcome, I can easily put it into words.
The
stage of the writing process that I use is usually prewriting. I think and
brainstorm with myself to avoid unorganized ideas. I made sure that everything
is put into place and my ideas are connected to each other before I start
writing. My strength is when I read the directions or guide, ideas are quickly
getting into my mind. I have lots of thoughts when I am familiar, and I like
the topic. On the other hand, I am easily distracted by my surroundings. When I
start doing something such as visiting Facebook, I started to forget what I was
thinking.
Aquarius
Exercise #1
The best time I like to write is when I feel a lot of pressure especially when it has a deadline like school works or a competition piece. This is because when I’m so nervous or in momentum, as I observed, there are lot of good ideas that goes inside my head. On the other hand, the best place for writing for me is at a desk table, free from noise and seeing the moon and stars from the window. I’m not into astronomical bodies or anything; it’s just the calmness, peacefulness, and serenity of the night makes my body work more other than usual. For writing tools, a paper and a pen are fine but I also believe that good visuals also contribute to a good output that’s why I also use art materials. Actually, I have lots of it stocked in our house. I do somehow calligraphy and currently practicing watercolor just to liven up my craft. For additional vocabulary, I do use dictionaries but I mostly use Google because it’s quicker and more efficient. Seriously, I really love writing tragedies. Since I was young, I am not that type of writer which is hopeless romantic. I always wanted a character to die even it’s painful for the readers. It may sound creepy but I always go with uncommon and unusual. I also love writing fantasies. Believe it or not, I really don’t write my drafts in papers like the idea pops out of my head then after a few minutes it will leave just like that. And when it says, for me it means that it’s the best idea I can make for now. It’s somehow more of impromptu but I already have the idea. Therefore, I see myself as think-writer, I’ll always go with pre-writing then write and revise. I only revise 1 time unlike the others because when I do revision a lot, I feel that it only makes my work uglier. Therefore, it’s one of my weaknesses due to I overlook the mistakes sometimes. I can say that my strength would be adding new ideas or more like improving the topic during the drafting stage. It may sound risky but it’s really fun for me. :)
Exercise #2
My inner critic tells me that I’m only good at brainstorming but once I write it, it’s far away from what I expected. I always disappointed when it comes in meeting my expectations. My inner critic says that I have poor choice of words, disrupted flow of ideas, and thoughts, short attention span, and unorganized. Aside from my inner critic, other factors that cause me to experience writer’s block are insecurities, external factors like stress from household responsibilities and not enough rest. What I’ve done in the past to combat writer’s block is that I listen to music first to condition my mind, take a bath to achieve inner peace and reading to brainstorm and generate some fresh ideas. When I talked with a friend, she said that instead of taking inner critic in a negative way, she converts it to the positive ones. She focuses on her goal in writing. She also settles at a calm ambiance that is free from distraction to free up her mind. For the coming weeks and months, I will make my mind stress-free as long as I can, I will read more and more to gather ideas, and I will test my writing skills regularly in order to achieve progress in my writing and overcome writer’s block. :)
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