Reflection on my Writing Process

            We have just finished writing our midterm assignments for The Sounds of Silence and Laughter and I thought it would be fun to write a short reflection on my writing process, because it was different than any other writing assignment in my entire academic career. The assignment was to wright either a response to one of the books that we read in class, a parody, a satire, a mock epic, or a reflection on what we have discussed in class so far. I immediately knew that I wanted to write either the parody, satire, or mock epic; and I was leaning towards the mock epic. The reason for this is because I am an improv comedy team and I thought it would a lot easier for me to write something funny than write a reflection (and yes, I see the irony in me saying that as I write a reflection). I also thought that I have written comedy before (we write weekly sketch videos) and that this should be similar in nature to the thing I already have had experience in writing. So, I chose the mock epic because I thought the style would be the funniest form, and I also thought that it would be a fun challenge as I have the least amount of familiarity with writing poetry. I also know that it may be confusing since I picked on of the comedic writings for their presumed ease and then continued to choose the most difficultly perceived one; of this logic I cannot justify. Anyways, I started to work on the epic and I decided to make it about buying girl scout cookies and because I thought it would be funny. I also thought it would be funny if I made it rhyme, but the more I wrote the more the epic turned into Dr. Seuss. Thus, the epic transformed into a parody of the great children’s author and I loved it. It was honestly my favorite writing I have ever done for a class. It was simply fun to imagine and write. I would lay in bed at night, think of a rhyme and then scurry over to my phone to write it down. I revised the whole story several times before turning it in (something I done only a handful of times in college, because I’m a bad student). I worked on this for days, which is an amount of time I have never spent on a paper. It was weird, but I was, for some unknown reason, passionate about this assignment. It was the most fun that I have ever had writing. I am honestly proud of my work and that is an all too rare feeling in my college career. So, I guess to say that if I learned anything, it would be to do something you love and do it. It is the most rewarding thing you can do.