#writ318mu

I have always liked writing for fun, even when I was younger. But in recent years, I realized that my high school failed to teach me how to properly format and structure things like essays in a professional manner. It is common for me to not clarify certain points or not provide enough personal insight when writing. This could be because I go straight into my final draft instead of brainstorming and edit ideas in or out as I go. I recognize this causes my writing to flow poorly because sentences are moved to places they weren’t originally.

I hope this class will help me learn more about proper structure and organization, even if it isn't in the form of essays.

What is writing? Writing is complex. To me, writing is a form of expression and communication. Writing is fun and therapeutic as it allows me to express any thoughts that may be hard to convey. I'm an introvert, public speaking terrifies me. Writing gives me the confidence that speaking does not. Writing brings me much more comfort and ease. Writing allows me to properly carry out the chaos in my mind. Writing helps me stay organized and efficient. Writing brings various people together in many ways. It reaches readers who connect with the writer and their material. There is so much power in writing and its complexity.

share your strategy for tackling a longer project with less stress

Share an image of a sign/ad with a key concept in action. You heard it here first folks! The Amazing SUPERMAN in PRINT! Hear of his greatest exploits and his most dastardly villains!

Ahh, the 1960's. I remember it well. It was several decades before I was born and DC Comics were coming in HOT with Superman! The key concept here may not be very identifiable at a glance, but with the aid of Superman's X-RAY VISION, I'll shed some illumination! The concept I'm highlighting here is audience, and for a big reason.

When you think of advertisements, what do you think they are trying to promote? "Hey, I know you're having fun over here, but we paid the service you're on to tell you about our product that we have over here!" It's usually advertisers pointing to their product through other products. You see it in baseball stadiums telling you to get Geico, you see it on billboards telling you to read a bible or you'll combust, you see it on YouTube telling you to shop at Temu or vote one way or another (election season amirite?). But one ad that you might not think about are the HOUSE ADS! Out of all the advertisements, I, personally, find them to be the most wholesome. House ads are advertisements that promote internally. That is to say ads that promote themselves. In comics, you'll see regular ads for shaving products or even Geico again? Are you kidding me, how are you everywhere? But when making comics, the editors will intentionally leave blank space to put those pesky little Geico ads in there. But, occasionally, there will be spaces that aren't filled by Geico and nobody is paying for ads there. So they will do some self-promotion! This has two big purposes. One is obviously is to fill up ad space since they can't just have a blank page, but the other purpose is to get the audience excited and wanting to learn more about other series that they are putting out. So it gets consumers interested in other products that they are selling. And since they're already reading comics that they bought, they're more likely to give the advertisement a try as it is typically more of similar products or content. Who better knows their audience than the people who already have them hooked?

What are your ideas/suggestions for graphing your data so it's reported in multiple, meaningful ways?

I would love to increase writing all throughout my daily life! I can def see myself incorporating it not only within school work and organizing my time, but also using it as a creative outlet. Creative writing has always been smthn I enjoy doing, but do not often make time to do it. Writing allows us to take time to pause and really think about the little things in life and relax while expressing what we really care about. New goal: Write outside of assignments every day. Whether that be in other posts or in a journal, I want to try to set aside time every day to relax and focus on something different.