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Month 11 - Mastery Reflection

Mastery in my opinion is an unattainable goal. Not in a negative sense, but one that is open-minded and aware that learning never seizes. The world changes constantly and with it, so does perceptions of what reality is and is not. Mastery, I find is the journey that you embark on in pursuit of happiness. It is the chosen path acting as a road map guiding your way through accomplishments. I honestly hope that I do not feel that I am a master at anything; I feel that something as definitive as claiming that I am a master will stifle my growth. What continues to motivate me every day is the chance to gain new knowledge to keep my mind open to new possibilities. I wish to absorb everything. It is this notion that has led me back to school.

I have always admired Maya Angelou. “Live your teaching,” is something that she said in a video for Oprah’s life class. She lived her life by these words even when she did not realize that she was. She fought through the worst of times and embraced the best of times. Those words resonated with me and came at a time where I was questioning if I was giving my students enough. I have always been a huge advocate to utilize their creativity and encouraged them to put the craft into everything they do. I decided that in order to show them their possibilities; I needed to prove it to myself by taking the time to celebrate my craft.

As long as I have been an educator, my signature line for correspondence has been a quote from Socrates, “What I know, is I know nothing.” I have sworn by this notion as a way to illustrate to my students that we all have something to give to each other. We all have knowledge and experiences to share and can learn together. I am not ready to call myself a master, but I am proud of my classmates and myself hat we have hung in there and learned a ton of new skills. Personally, I never thought that I would write the pieces that I have written, created the characters that I created, or find that I had the capabilities of writing in a medium other than poetry.

I have goals set in place for the New Year and plan to submit to literary magazines in hopes to get published in something other than poetry. I set out on this journey to step outside of my comfort zone. I have accomplished that way beyond my expectations. I am happy to be writing again and look forward to maintaining my old self for a while.

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A symbolic album depicting how I wish to be perceive by others.

I enjoyed the reflection process of this assignment. Researching images and/or symbols that represent my brand was both exciting and petrifying at the same time. I wanted to find images that would represent me the way that I view myself as a writer as well as provide a universal symbol for others to perceive who I am as a writer. I found that I am an old school writer that wants to take my readers on an existential yet metaphysical journey while staying connected realizing that the journey cannot be successful alone.

Credits to all images are provided on the Pintrest Board.

#CWP1

This is a story board for an animated short that I am currently working on for my MFA in Creative Writing.

“The Doll” is about Shyy, a sweet introverted girl who has one wish unaware that she would share it with someone that she would least expect.

This story board depicts key moments in our protagonist’s journey to fulfill her wish of obtaining a “forever friend” to share her stories with and someone that she can just be herself.

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ESW: Reflection

This experience has left me with a seesaw set of emotions. The idea of being challenged was a huge motivation when deciding to sign on for the MFA in Creative Writing. I knew that scripted writing was going to be extra work for this novice, but that is what made me excited. I have learned so much about the process and loved that we got the chance to play the role of a screenwriting team. It is the exposure to these fundamentals that made me realize what is needed. Sharing in the creative process is invigorating and is what will keep me happy.

This style of writing is far from what I have written in the past. I am working on not being so hard on myself. To become successful is to be aware of your strengths as well as your weaknesses. I have to realize that there are all different ways to write creatively. There are going to be some forms will be natural for me while others will need more of my time.

I do not have the full confidence that I could do this for a career to be completely honest. However, I will continue to apply what I have learned this entire month into practicing to perfect my craft.

I am grateful to have exposure to so many talented people and value all the constructive feedback that I have received. It is very humbling for others to take the time to choose to read your work. Special thanks to Professor Ferrara, I am sure that I am not alone appreciating the careful; time that he spent providing extensive feedback.

Here is to another month accomplished. I look forward to the rest of our journey together. Keep your eye on the prize-- December 2015!

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Reflection:

I valued the experience of this assignment mainly for the chance I had to collaborate with former students more than willing to be my characters actors. It was a bonus to have them shooting at different angles having as much copy to work with as possible. Although the editing was frustrating and called for some dialogue loss, I appreciated the lesson in problem-solving. I needed to come up with ways that I can cut my footage without losing too much content. At first I thought that it would be pretty easy since I was over only by 10 seconds. I learned quickly just how long ten seconds is. My first thought was to cut all of the "dead space", but one needs to be careful as to not cut out natural body movements in the process. There were many times that the cut looked choppy and did not blend well with the natural movement of the characters. It was extra nice to have such supportive peers to get constructive feedback, as well as much needed guidance for this novice. Their advice provided me with new insight and new direction. I have a new found empathy for my students when it comes to executing a task and will continue to urge them to reach out for help whenever possible. I look forward to viewing many of the commercials crafted by my peers and get even more inspired. It has been an incredible month. I am walking away with so many enriching lessons that I will carry throughout my journey. Good luck to everyone and I will see you soon.

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As an audience member, I enjoy when I can piece together puzzle pieces from a character's past to allow me to relate to them on a different level. Knowing that their experiences have helped mold who they are in the present creates an empathy for a character even if they are evil on the surface. I want this for the characters that I create. In life, we sometimes do not have the luxury of knowing what is going on in someone's head. It is humbling to be able to create an awareness of the Human Condition through characters and maybe change the world one page at a time. I enjoyed the time to explore Ryan's past diving into what has made him the man he is in the present day. I found myself forgiving him for putting aside his dreams for the sake of his family and establishing a way for the audience to want him to get discovered.

Reflection:

This assignment was a challenge for me. Creating dialogue is certainly not my strong point. Sometimes cheese does work, but there is a fine line between being effective and turning your audience off. Much like the “Hint Fiction” assignment in month one, I found that revealing the character of my protagonist within 30 seconds was difficult. These exercises are essential for my growth as a writer. I value how it forces me to reevaluate the way that I write adopting the “less is more philosophy.” I am starting to find that character development is much stronger when the audience has more freedom of interpretation leading to a universal appeal. As an educator, I can help to guide my students in adopting the same philosophy when writing scripts for their various presentations. I have a thick skin with the desire to learn and grow always. I welcome the honest opinions from my teammates. . I am extremely excited to start shooting this and bringing the scene to life in week four. Good luck to everyone and I look forward to sharing this experience with you all.

Be Inspired, Trish Persen

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Protagonist Board Reflection:

I have enjoyed this assignment. I would have never thought to map out my characters this way. I found by placing the protagonist in these simple situations helped me to start to create backstory. I started to reflect on story structure from last month class and noticed that turning points were forming as I wrote out each scenario. Ryan is a brand new character for me. The idea for the story was a conversation that I had with a friend of the family that was in the moving business; he had so many stories of the angst that goes on daily. Naturally, I wanted to migrate to a comedy; however, I have never written anything remotely that resembled humor, so I thought about placing it on a shelf until I had the confidence. I love the direction that this story is heading and has allowed me to put a human component in my attempt at comedy. I was struggling with the story becoming too superficial for my taste and have found the missing pieces. I have also enjoyed looking into franchise possibilities for myself in the future and did not realize how easy some of them are to obtain. I had no idea of all the possibilities out there for creative people that wish to give back and share. I am confessing now to have been distracted, but it was a great distraction and gave me new insight on how to research for character development. I look forward to sharing in this process with my teammates and welcome the constructive feedback to help me grow as a writer.

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Today we write a new chapter...

Believe and Be Inspired.

#Month 4

Hello Everyone,

Fear can be suffocating, breath your creativity, ask and you shall receive.

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Be Inspired,

Trish Persen

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Hello Friends,

This has been an amazing journey thus far and I look forward to sharing much more with you. Good luck and blessings.

Be Inspired,

Trish Persen

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Remember to take a deep breath as you progress through this program and "Be Cool."

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I decided to go with the signature line that I use professionally everyday as a way to continue inviting others to do the same.

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This was the most rewarding yet petrifying task that I have done in a long time. Maya Angelou has always been embedded in my heart as an educator and now that she has past, I felt an overwhelming pressure to keep her spirit alive by making her my muse on paper. This made me nervous because I wanted to give her voice justice and five pages just is not enough. There are so many gem stones lodge in her mountain of wisdom that I had to dig deep and channel her mastery of words. The awe that I have felt for this woman has multiplied and if I can be but half the woman she was, my life would be worth the journey.

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