I really loved writing my personal narrative.
Really and truly LOVED writing it.
Except? THE ENDING <<It murdered, slaughtered, and destroyed me>>
Now, I’ve done some pondering…. I think this is why.
There is just so much stinking pressure to have the PERFECT ENDING.
Let’s face it. We are surrounded by stories that end with just the right flavor. Be it romantic, comedic, or action packed… you sit through that movie, book, episode, series, article, game…… to get to the ENDING.
Well? My story doesn’t have an ending yet.’
I think that is why it was so hard! I was faced with the challenge of putting a bookend somewhere where one didn’t really happen. Ya know? My life is still going on. I’m still in my story.
ANYWAY. It just makes me all sorts of excited to finish out this storybook of mine. To find where the pages of MY life will lead me. Where I’ll find my ending: my happily ever after.
And for the record, I did find an ending that pleased me for this paper. It just took a lot of drafts to find. :)
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My favorite part of this assignment was writing the dialogue. Conversation kids--I’m a firm believer.
Dialogue brings voice. And character.
Example? well, I think sometimes people get lost by what you are trying to say with all the descriptions.
She furrowed her brow as her cheeks turned a light shade of red.
Where it could more simply state: “I’m hurt.”
We have been talking all our lives. We get conversation. I loved using that for my benefit throughout this paper.
I also really loved doing peer edits. I’ve never really enjoyed them before, but dang, I thought these were fun. Maybe it’s just the essence of the paper, but I really did enjoy reading the other stories and I learned a lot about my writing through theirs.
Overall this was a really great way to start off the semester for me. I am not as good at the other styles of writing, but telling my story, now I’ve been practicing that for years ;) No, I’m just kidding. But I do think it was affective in building my confidence so I can hit the upcoming, less natural papers with power and umf! Bring it on. :)
I would love to read your personal narrative. It sounds exciting.
ReplyDeleteSomething that stood out to me in your post is that you are pursuing a happily ever after. I have a question - are you really pursuing a happily ever after? And are you certain such a thing exists? O.o?
Nope, I'm not trying to be cynical. I just found it interesting that you said that your story does not really have an ending to it. It makes sense that it would not considering there are certain elements of your personal narrative experience (whatever that experience was) that plays a part in your life today, but there must have at least been an end to that experience, no? So, I wonder where the difficulty in writing the end of that experience would have lied? I wonder if I am making any sense?
I'll need to read your paper to get a grasp of things, if that's okay with you. I am interested.
haha, then narrative you shall hear! i'll post it. please enjoy.
DeleteI guess I am seeking for a different kind of happily ever after than the movies... Eternal Life seems pretty happily ever after to me :)
Yes yes! you are making lots of sense. and you see, i tried telling myself at the time too. I just, dah, it wasn't working. The ending I had... wasn't... magical? like the end of a story should be. I dont know. It just was feeling awkward for a while in there...
I found it though. An effective way to tell the ending of my story :)
also. would you please post yours? :)