Slice of Lucy: Sunday Night Reflection #1

 

Sunday Night Reflection

With a week of posts under my belt, I thought I would do what I always ask my students to do - reflect. 

What went well? 

I showed up and wrote every day. 

I pushed through a wall of vulnerability to share with the Slice community and even with some friends and loved ones outside of Slice.

I am walking through the day with a writer's eyes, noticing, wondering, toying with ideas.

Where are my growth edges? 

I need to work on writing concisely while maximizing the power of each word.

I need to think about my audience more. What does my audience need and want, and what do I have to offer them? Oh, by the way, who will be my audience after March is over?

I need to better understand the anatomy of a blog. With outrageous hubris, I imagined I could blog simply because I know how to write.

What support do I need? 

I am going to need people, in and out of Slice, to read critically and give feedback that will uproot me from where I am as a writer. I'm a puny geranium in a too-small pot. I can survive like this forever, but I want to grow and thrive, not just mark the days.

What are my next steps?

idk (just kidding...I had try my students' default response.)

It might seem strange, but I want to figure out why I want to write. 

I want to keep a writer's notebook to jot down words, phrases, moments, etc. that could be used at some point.

I am going to pick a new blog with a different style than I normally choose in order to expand my exposure and understanding of the blogging culture. 

Advice I freely offer my students that I actually need myself: 
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten."