Comparing versions of Jenna Gravino's Final Project
Showing changes between December 10, 2010 at 1:17:36 pm (crossed out) and September 17, 2011 at 7:31:16 pm (underlined)
As you can imagine, this severely hindered the creative process and I felt I was caving under the pressure. Thank heavens for classmates! After talking with Trina, Andrew, Lauren, Kelsey, Lindsey, and others, I knew I wasn't alone. In one way or another, this inspired me to just write. And I did. And I liked it. Things were coming together- convergence! I had a purpose. I faced everything with the question, "Could I write about this?" I was able to channel all kinds of creative energy- from my dreams, my memories, my migraines, my birthday, exhaustion, and a little bit of mushroom jazz.
specific goal of polishing it into something that was
Towards the end of the semester, I returned to thinking about a "final project," whatever that meant. How was I going to compose a final piece that would represent everything I've put into this course? I contemplated removing my work from the wiki, putting it in some other space, but it just didn't feel right. Ultimately, I proposed to compile a portfolio of several pieces of writing that had emerged over the course of the semester. My classmates were my primary audience when I composed most of these pieces, but with the addition of this reflection, I hope that anyone who comes across my portfolio will be able to understand its origins and follow the evolution of my writing process.
The compilation of pieces that you'll find below is at your disposal. It remains here on the wiki, where it emerged, for all to discover, enjoy, criticize, transform, remix, or ignore if you see fit.
I am in a state of transformation- as a person, and as a writer. I think. I write. I reflect. I create. It is frustrating, emotional, perpetual, illuminating- a journey.
"Unit One"
