I was really blown away by the quality of writing that I read for our workshop today. I am not going to lie, I went into this class expecting to read some pretty standard stories, but I was very pleasantly surprised this weekend when I sat down to read the stories of my peers. Everyone took such a different spin on a really broad topic, and the results showed not only creative promise, but really great writing and talent. Going along with that, I felt that my workshop group(group 1), really had a lot of insight as well as compliments for each author who was workshopping. It was refreshing to hear what others had to say about my piece, and it always shines a different light on your work when you hear what others really liked, or thought needed improvement. Some paragraphs that people really highlighted in my piece, for example, were parts that I had never really done more than glance at, so it was a nice confidence boost as well as help to give the essay more direction.
I thought everyone really brought a lot to the discussions in workshop today, and I especially want to compliment Adam, Ali and Craig for starting us off so well. Each of them did a great job in various ways: Adam had great language and voice, Ali had a really original, almost creepy plotline, and Craig's imaginative story as well as his intensely poetic descriptions made for some great reading and discussion! I am looking forward to the next workshop on Monday. Thanks again to my group for all the help and advice, I really appreciate it.