The Affects from Writing Down the Bones

     As we crawl closer to the semester, there are so many stories, poetry, and creative essays that we've gone through and dissected. There were also some great books that we sifted its depths to find the meaning of the story/stories. From all of what we read, the book, Writing Down the Bones, will always be my favorite. From the day we started reading it, I was hooked. Goldberg's words inspired me and opened the door wide open to write. I have never really wrote freely, so her advice really helped me with my work and the class. The author writes her quirky sentences that make you laugh while it hypnotizes you to read more pages. I devoured this book! Each chapter individually tells you a flowing story with a moral that can be used for writing, as well as other obstacles that are thrown into our lives.

     This book was a great pick me up and inspiration to read. It really helped me get relaxed and comfortable with writing. During high school, I never felt that I could freely write. The work always had to have a type of strict strict structure. This book opened my eyes that my writing can be structured and sound creative at the same time. I just have to let it flow into something great. I started to follow her advice and write everyday. This extremely helped me formed better sentences and become more creative with details and descriptions. At the end of the book, my desire of writing increased greatly. I feel more confident in my work, as well as enjoy writing more. 

     The Girl with the Blackened Eye is another writing piece that was interesting and somewhat inspired me. The raw details in the fiction blew my mind, especially how they were extremely attention grabbing. Although the story is very dark, it increased the drive in me to try showing more detail into my story. It was a goal of mine to create a story that was just as deep and suspenseful as this one. It's so cryptic, the fiction story makes you read it over again and closer to figure out the meanings that are hidden throughout it. If I was able to make a fiction as close as that one, I felt golden.
     With these two pieces that we read during this semester, I think it really opened my eyes on how to improve my own work in this class and in other classes. They also helped me create a better connection with my writing, to the point where I can actually be proud of what stories I made. I will continue throughout my schooling to look back on these pieces of work to make sure I strive to improve my writing. Goldberg's book will continue to be an inspiration in my life, as well as in my writing outside of this class. Taking this class has helped me in many ways and I truly enjoyed reading every piece of work, from the packets to other classmates' work.