Week 4-6: Free-Write Reflection

The week 4-6 free-write prompt was fairly hard for me to write. I struggled with describing something in as much sensory detail without thinking about what I should write about; which defeated the purpose of free writing. In this particular prompt, I kept erasing and rewriting the sentence—I felt like I couldn’t continue writing because I didn’t know how to describe it. I couldn’t think of an experience or subject that I could describe in as much sensory detail as possible. I had mindset of finding the perfect subject to write about for this free-write. As a result, I tried to change to my mindset to just writing without judgment. I realized that I’m the biggest critic to my writing. This prompt helped me learn some of my weaker sides of writing, but also some of my stronger sides of writing.

            This prompt helped me revive my imagination and memories. I remembered past experiences by connecting with them—I remembered the sounds, the feelings, and the image. My memories of what had happened were like on rewind. The details that I remembered with my senses made me feel nostalgic. In this prompt, I took a bigger risk in writing—I stepped out of comfort and allowed myself to connect with what I was writing.

            I felt content with the writing I did for this prompt. I thought it was fun to write about something in as much sensory detail as possible. It allowed me to not only use my imagination; it allowed me to be creative with my vocabulary. I used words that aren’t in the dictionary to describe the sound something made. For example, I used words like “argghh”, “choo chuuu”, and “thump” to illustrate the sound of the scene or object I was writing about it.  I didn’t use words that I created myself instead of having words that are from the dictionary.

Although I didn’t follow the general rule of free writing for this prompt, I realized more of my strengths and weaknesses in writing. I realized that I should step out of my comfort zone by taking a bigger risk in writing. I also realized that shouldn’t be afraid of writing something differently or using words that aren’t “real words”.