Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Look Back on Writting 2
Since the last time I did a blog concerning this topic I believe that my writing has improved mainly through techniques used to present the writing and get the writing. The free writing thing that we did was a great way to get what was going through our head at the time on paper so we can see it and review or refine it into something that we can use. I found one good way to write is to listen to music and rewrite the lyrics that you hear into something of your own. This at least for me produced some interesting words and concepts that I may have not thought of before without the music. This is also great because it gets you closer to the song in the sense that you are taking its words and putting a form giving it another life. Words may not match up to the actual song but its fresh work with a little inspiration ringing in the background. Another thing that we learned during class that I found to be beneficial was when we were learning about using the senses to describe what we talking about. This is great because it really does give you a sense of being there and the experience. Most of all it gives the writing more of a complete feeling to it and that makes the writing feel just as it should. I personally suggest using these techniques for others writing it may just be the difference between something and nothing
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i agree. writing is just like anything, it just takes practice. the more practice the better your writing. i actually kinda enjoyed the writing warm ups steph gave us at the beggining of this course. you know with the freewriting and blank screen writing and such? keep it up
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I agree, all of the writing excercises that we have done have helped tremendously. I think that using these simply writing techniques will help with anything you do especially writing songs. In the last few weeks I have significantly improved the depth of my writing and I hope you did as well. Keep it goin.
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