Reflection
01
Now that you are done, what do you think?
Now that I'm done, I'm relieved. A project I've been working on for years is finally complete. I cannot wait to keep working on refining the text and hopefully move forward with the book into publication one day.
02
Explain how your experience affected you as a person.
I definitely gained an understanding of the world on a different level. Spending so many hours at a computer, just churning out ideas running through my head, definitely affected the way I see things. I can process things in steps and take information in and digest it in parts.
03
How did you change?
Prior to the experience, I didn't think I had it in me to actually do it. But look at me, I've done it! I think I have more confidence in myself and my ability.
04
How do you see the world differently than you did before?
After writing about so many different characters, I feel like I understand people and their motives for doing things a little bit better now. Since my book focused on moral ambiguity, I can somehow empathize with people I never did before.
05
Was this a meaningful experience? Why or why not?
I definitely think this was a meaningful experience because I have something real I can call my own. I have a physical form of my legacy. I will continue to live on even after I've died. That means a lot to me and ties to some of my closest values.
06
What new knowledge or skills did you learn from this experience?
I definitely learned how to prioritize and manage my time. I learned that if I wanted to get this done, I had to prioritize it and fit it into my hectic schedule. I had to make time for it, I had to make time for this project, for the thing I'm really passionate about.
07
How would you do it differently if you had to start over?
I think I would have tried to learn my lesson early about prioritization. If I could have finished earlier, I would have felt better about it. However, considering real well-established authors take at least a year to write their novels, then I don't feel too bad about it. It was an ambitious task I set out to do.