My thoughts about Goldberg..

Okay, so first off I would like to point out that I am terrible at writing. After reading through what Goldberg wrote, I found that there were many helpful tips to help anyone with writing; no matter what level you currently are writing at. I thought that reading through the packet helped me learn some very useful skills that I will end up using, especially during this class.

Three major concepts that Goldberg talked about really stuck with me. The first piece of advice that Goldberg gave that I found very useful was when she talked about trusting your own mind when you are writing because you will create confidence in yourself through experience (pg 3). This was one of the major pieces of advice that I really connected with because I have no confidence in my ability to write. Goldberg helps me keep in mind that through my experience with writing, I will become confident in myself and what I end up writing.

The second piece of advice that I found useful was when she said to experiment with writing (pg 6). Goldberg said that you could try typing or speaking into a tape recorder instead of just handwriting. I found this interesting because of the idea of recording yourself and your thoughts. By doing that you are able to let your thoughts flow freely and you don't have a chance to censor what you are thinking or feeling. It can be helpful because sometimes the stuff that you censor would really help your writing but you might find it to be "lame" so you don't want to include it.

The third, and final, piece of advice that really stuck with me was when Goldberg said not to stop at tears, but to go through to the truth (pg 10). I found this piece of advice to be pretty powerful because sometimes when I've had to write I'll end up getting emotional (yes, I will admit to that). Most times it's because I'm frustrated with myself but I feel that if I just kept pushing through those tears I would probably end up writing something that would really be good.

Overall I felt like I took a lot of tips from Goldberg to heart. I feel like I'll be able to improve my writing, or at least I hope I will be able to improve it, by following most of the advice she gave.