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Week 8 Progress

I like what I have created so far. I am especially pleased with my website; I am putting a lot of thought and effort into both the posts and the design layout, and I think it shows when people visit. I want to be proud of everything I do and I am working hard to achieve that. I think my reading notes could be a bit more specific; now that I have a clear vision of what I want to do for my storybook, I am not paying as much attention to reading notes as I did at the beginning of the semester. Also, I tend to get everything done in two sections, right at the beginning of the week and then during the weekend. Having so much time inbetween completing assignments sometimes makes me forget where I left off last, so I will try and be more continuous in my work.

I think a lot of my progress as a writer has been to be unafraid of using dialogue and letting the characters some to life. Rather than a narrator saying anything, letting the characters' words and actions speak for themselves is a lot more effective. I don't have a huge range of style, and I'm not good at reimagining things too well, but I try to think that I am good at getting the messages I want accross. Instead of trying to expand on a shallow level, I want to lean into my strengths for the rest of this semester and make something amazing!

Twig Designs
An accurate representation of 2019 Oklahoma so far.

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  1. Alyx ButtMarch 14, 2019 at 10:07 AM

    Hi, Moriah!

    I was looking through the blog stream and your image caught my eye! That's definitely an accurate description of this year in Oklahoma so far haha. I love how you've really put a lot of thought and effort into your blog layout/design! I remember how it looked at the beginning of the semester, and it's really changed a ton. I think the layout works very well now and I love the accents of orange that you have with the first letter/sentence of your blog post and all the links.

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