Week 2

This was the second week of senior project. Similar to the first, I had many struggles as well as much success. My struggle this week was finding inspiration. Last week, inspiration came easy (as did much writing). But as I continued to write, I felt myself struggling to pay attention and devote 100% into what I wanted to convey (half the problem being I didn't know what I wanted to write about). Success: Last week it was more about writing new poems, and learning the basics of editing. This week, with more written, I felt I could "pre-edit" my work and really make improvements before sharing them with Ellen. This was a big step for me as it shows I am really getting something out of this project. Knowing how to write, properly punctuate, and edit poetry is a skill I would love to have for the rest of my life. Along with my writing improving, so has my organization. I started making better use out of my binder by properly placing drafts, finished work, ideas/brainstorming notes, and other authors work into correct sections within it. The third thing I spent my time on was brainstorming ideas on my book. It started as an unclear idea of a way of presenting my poems creatively. As I continued to think, the pieces started to connect in my head and there I had my book idea. Today I am off to some stores to get supplies for the project. I am very excited.