Summarize the purpose of your Genius Hour project in 140 characters.
The purpose of this project was to learn and analyze techniques and advice when it comes to story writing in terms of plot and characters.
Explain the process of your Genius Hour project. Be reflective. Be contemplative. Explain and describe your journey. (No Less Than Three FULL Paragraphs.)
Process is a bit of a strong word to describe what I do; the more accurate word, or shall I say, phrase, would be “bashing my forehead on the keyboard in hopes that a coherent topic comes of it.” Though this method seems both unorthodox and inefficient (it is) I often have to remind myself that A: everyone has a method, and B: noone can say you’re doing it wrong if they don't know what you are doing.
But even then when I find something that appeals to me, I already start planning for what I will write about and my advice and analysis of examples of the topic. For example: if I see an article about how villains need to be more complex than even the protagonist I’ll ask myself, “Why does the villain need complexity? Especially when he functions in the backlines and we rarely see him?” This of course feeds into arguments of whether or not the villain need be complex if his sole purpose is to be defeated and denounce/promote a message no matter if intentional or not. Then this leads into a feedback loop of arguments and counterarguments and counter-counterarguments…
Then this leads to a refinement of the argument and using a better diction because what I think is (not surprisingly) incredibly vulgar. The refinement of the argument also leads me to think of the argument a whole lot more and allows me to think of good examples of how exactly a writing technique did or didn't work out, because after all as a writer there are no bad ideas, only bad executions.
The intention For Genius Hour is NOT only to learn, but ALSO to share your knowledge with others who can and will benefit from your learning. How did you share your learning? What do you hope the result might be? (No Less Than Two Full Paragraphs.)
Honestly, I think if there was one thing I successfully taught through this project,it would be the writer’s dogma that there are no bad ideas, only bad executions. I genuinely believe that novels like Into the Wild can be improved by executing it differently; much the same with Divergent. This philosophy is almighty to becoming the best potential writer because it promotes looking as issues and bumps in creativity from an entirely different angle, and no, this philosophy is in no way a coverup for my contrarian nature (<- Is blatantly lying).
This philosophy needs to be heard and reinforced as much as possible because this will lead to writers questioning why they are writing what they are writing and improve upon it. This will in turn lead to better produced novels and stories that can either entertain or teach wisdom. This also encourages people to think the unthinkable in what can make a good story, not some bloated, cramped, chocked-full-of-allegories novel that will someday be on the required highschool reading list, but a genuinely fun and enjoyable story that can both entertain and give meaningful messages such as Lord of The Rings.
If you could do anything different with your Genius Hour project what would you do differently and why? (No less than two full paragraphs.)
Oh where do I begin? The schedule as a whole was messed up straight out lf the gate. Granted, I’d always have different matters on my hands, but I am still disappointed at the lack of consistent content. I don't think there was much I could do concerning the lack of a schedule; possibly because of my mentality of “when it's done, I’ll post it” with my definition of “done” varying significantly.
Another grievance would have to be my having too many irons in one oven. Meaning that I start too many articles at one time and never finishing any of them. This could've easily been remedied by allocating resources where appropriate and have a good concept of time management. But knowing myself, that wasn't an immediate possibility.
Reflect on what you did well during this Genius Hour process? Note your successes and accomplishments. (No less than two full paragraphs.)
Honestly, I feel like I accomplished nothing with this project. Very little got published in these past nine months. The sheer lack of content is the major elephant in the room when it comes to my shortcomings as manager of the project and nothing is able to fix that.
Include any videos, pictures, presentations, or artifacts that will document your journey.
I think my journey in literary critique and technique is to be best kept in private as to keep performance anxieties to a minimum.
The purpose of this project was to learn and analyze techniques and advice when it comes to story writing in terms of plot and characters.
Explain the process of your Genius Hour project. Be reflective. Be contemplative. Explain and describe your journey. (No Less Than Three FULL Paragraphs.)
Process is a bit of a strong word to describe what I do; the more accurate word, or shall I say, phrase, would be “bashing my forehead on the keyboard in hopes that a coherent topic comes of it.” Though this method seems both unorthodox and inefficient (it is) I often have to remind myself that A: everyone has a method, and B: noone can say you’re doing it wrong if they don't know what you are doing.
But even then when I find something that appeals to me, I already start planning for what I will write about and my advice and analysis of examples of the topic. For example: if I see an article about how villains need to be more complex than even the protagonist I’ll ask myself, “Why does the villain need complexity? Especially when he functions in the backlines and we rarely see him?” This of course feeds into arguments of whether or not the villain need be complex if his sole purpose is to be defeated and denounce/promote a message no matter if intentional or not. Then this leads into a feedback loop of arguments and counterarguments and counter-counterarguments…
Then this leads to a refinement of the argument and using a better diction because what I think is (not surprisingly) incredibly vulgar. The refinement of the argument also leads me to think of the argument a whole lot more and allows me to think of good examples of how exactly a writing technique did or didn't work out, because after all as a writer there are no bad ideas, only bad executions.
The intention For Genius Hour is NOT only to learn, but ALSO to share your knowledge with others who can and will benefit from your learning. How did you share your learning? What do you hope the result might be? (No Less Than Two Full Paragraphs.)
Honestly, I think if there was one thing I successfully taught through this project,it would be the writer’s dogma that there are no bad ideas, only bad executions. I genuinely believe that novels like Into the Wild can be improved by executing it differently; much the same with Divergent. This philosophy is almighty to becoming the best potential writer because it promotes looking as issues and bumps in creativity from an entirely different angle, and no, this philosophy is in no way a coverup for my contrarian nature (<- Is blatantly lying).
This philosophy needs to be heard and reinforced as much as possible because this will lead to writers questioning why they are writing what they are writing and improve upon it. This will in turn lead to better produced novels and stories that can either entertain or teach wisdom. This also encourages people to think the unthinkable in what can make a good story, not some bloated, cramped, chocked-full-of-allegories novel that will someday be on the required highschool reading list, but a genuinely fun and enjoyable story that can both entertain and give meaningful messages such as Lord of The Rings.
If you could do anything different with your Genius Hour project what would you do differently and why? (No less than two full paragraphs.)
Oh where do I begin? The schedule as a whole was messed up straight out lf the gate. Granted, I’d always have different matters on my hands, but I am still disappointed at the lack of consistent content. I don't think there was much I could do concerning the lack of a schedule; possibly because of my mentality of “when it's done, I’ll post it” with my definition of “done” varying significantly.
Another grievance would have to be my having too many irons in one oven. Meaning that I start too many articles at one time and never finishing any of them. This could've easily been remedied by allocating resources where appropriate and have a good concept of time management. But knowing myself, that wasn't an immediate possibility.
Reflect on what you did well during this Genius Hour process? Note your successes and accomplishments. (No less than two full paragraphs.)
Honestly, I feel like I accomplished nothing with this project. Very little got published in these past nine months. The sheer lack of content is the major elephant in the room when it comes to my shortcomings as manager of the project and nothing is able to fix that.
Include any videos, pictures, presentations, or artifacts that will document your journey.
I think my journey in literary critique and technique is to be best kept in private as to keep performance anxieties to a minimum.