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Hypocrite? Who? Me?
As a young adult living in the 21st
century I have kept up with most technology of my generation. I am rocking my
fresh new apple products and keeping up to date with family and friends on
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Some of my friends like to pretend they have
562 “Followers” or “Friends” on Facebook, but I know better than that. As much
as I may support the term “Keep your friends close and enemies closer”, the
less enemies you have on social networks, the better. I have been a witness to
so much drama via social media it is nearly expected. Whether it is how well
someone is raising their baby or how inappropriate it is that your ex posted a
picture of some chick, it seems like everything is a competition and some sort
of confrontation is the result. While some like to hide behind their computer monitor
and pretend to be a badass, I prefer to bite my tongue, or my finger rather,
when it comes down to hitting that “comment” button releasing my true feelings
about Chelsea’s Sleazy Selfie Sunday photo.
A specific digital writing website I presented on in class was StumbleUpon.com. This website allows you to create blogs or post stories created on other types of media. It is a great website for people to get the word out about their creative writing and make it become popular. It is the second largest source of media referrals on the internet. It has a large fan base because it personalizes your profile to what you like and gives you accurate suggestions. The more you stumble, the more the website gets to know your style and interests. If you find a story or something that is inspiring, you can save it to your profile, send it in an email, or share with other StumbleUpon users. It is also very easy to repost things via Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter. This website could be very useful for all types of writers including professional, scholastic, or those who just enjoy it as a hobby.
Creative writing is limitless. There are no boundaries, no specific grammar road blocks, and most importantly no one telling you what you should write about. For some people this breaks the chains and allows them to dive right into an elaborate story they have been dreaming of writing. Others instantly feel lost. The only thing they have going on in their head is someone shouting "NOOOOOOO!" or "I have nothing to write about! I am a terrible writer!" This person, is me. When given this assignment in my English class it felt like something foreign was being assigned to me. The last time I can remember creatively writing was Elementary School. High School of course was more focused around staying between the lines by practicing research papers, speeches, autobiographies etc. This was not always fun or intriguing but it was familiar. Drawing ideas from your imagination and transferring it onto paper is familiar to me as an artist but turning those ideas into logical sentences is very difficult. I am very envious of others who are accomplished at creative writing because it would be amazing to be able to create a story that intrigues readers.
It was clearly revealed in class that digital writing and media plays a huge part in our lives today. People of all ages rely on technology and all the many wonders it can do. It will definitely continue to be used for writing. This is only the beginning. Just like creative writing, technology progression is nearly limitless.
A specific digital writing website I presented on in class was StumbleUpon.com. This website allows you to create blogs or post stories created on other types of media. It is a great website for people to get the word out about their creative writing and make it become popular. It is the second largest source of media referrals on the internet. It has a large fan base because it personalizes your profile to what you like and gives you accurate suggestions. The more you stumble, the more the website gets to know your style and interests. If you find a story or something that is inspiring, you can save it to your profile, send it in an email, or share with other StumbleUpon users. It is also very easy to repost things via Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter. This website could be very useful for all types of writers including professional, scholastic, or those who just enjoy it as a hobby.
Creative writing is limitless. There are no boundaries, no specific grammar road blocks, and most importantly no one telling you what you should write about. For some people this breaks the chains and allows them to dive right into an elaborate story they have been dreaming of writing. Others instantly feel lost. The only thing they have going on in their head is someone shouting "NOOOOOOO!" or "I have nothing to write about! I am a terrible writer!" This person, is me. When given this assignment in my English class it felt like something foreign was being assigned to me. The last time I can remember creatively writing was Elementary School. High School of course was more focused around staying between the lines by practicing research papers, speeches, autobiographies etc. This was not always fun or intriguing but it was familiar. Drawing ideas from your imagination and transferring it onto paper is familiar to me as an artist but turning those ideas into logical sentences is very difficult. I am very envious of others who are accomplished at creative writing because it would be amazing to be able to create a story that intrigues readers.
It was clearly revealed in class that digital writing and media plays a huge part in our lives today. People of all ages rely on technology and all the many wonders it can do. It will definitely continue to be used for writing. This is only the beginning. Just like creative writing, technology progression is nearly limitless.
My English class blog link is below if you would like to learn a little more about creative writing and works performed by University of Kentucky students.