This blog post, The Proust Questionnaire, will give you an idea of who I am and hopefully will encourage others to speak to me in person rather than behind a screen, if we happen to share similar interests.
__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? Living in the middle of nowhere, in a house built from the ground up by me and the one I love __2.__What is your greatest fear? Heights __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? None. I’ve learned to accept myself for who I am. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? Dishonesty __5.__Which living person do you most admire? My grandmother __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? Athletic gear __7.__What is your current state of mind? A tad chaotic, yet peaceful __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Acceptance __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I only lie to avoid going out when I really do not care to __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? Nothing __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? Determination __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? Confidence __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Oh my god” and “F***” __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? My boyfriend, Nolan __16.__When and where were you happiest? Jon Pardi concert, December 2016 __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? Flexibility __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Nothing __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? So far, graduating high school __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? A cat. I’d love to sleep all day and be spoiled __21.__Where would you most like to live? Georgia __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My compound bow __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Heart break __24.__What is your favorite occupation? Any occupation that involves physical activity __26.__What do you most value in your friends? Open mindedness and honesty. ZERO drama __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My grandparents __31.__What are your favorite names? Jameson, Patrick, Nikki __32.__What is it that you most dislike? Insecure people __33.__What is your greatest regret? Trying to “fit in” with people who never really cared about me __34.__How would you like to die? Peacefully in my sleep __35.__What is your motto? Don’t give up
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This blog post has been put together to portray what interested me while reading the following texts. I chose these quotes because they either really stood out from the rest of the text or I could compare it to my own writing habits.
Teach Writing as a Process Not a Product (Don Murray) “Instead of teaching finished writing, we should teach unfinished writing, and glory in its unfinishedness.”(Don Murray) “We have to respect the student, not for his product, not for the paper we call literature by giving it a grade, but for the search for truth in which he is engaged. We must listen carefully for those words that may reveal a truth, that may reveal a voice.”(Don Murray) “...we teach English to our students as if it were a foreign language. Actually, most of our students have learned a great deal of language before they come to us, and they are quite willing to exploit that language if they are allowed to embark on a serious search for their own truth.”(Don Murray) The Daily Routines of Great Writers (Maria Popova) “When I’m really working I don’t like to go out or have anybody to dinner, because then I lose the hour. If I don’t have the hour, and start the next day with just some bad pages and nowhere to go, I’m in low spirits. Another thing I need to do, when I’m near the end of the book, is sleep in the same room with it.”(Joan Didion) “ A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”(E.B. White) “I write in spurts. I write when I have to because the pressure builds up and I feel enough confidence that something has matured in my head and I can write it down. But once something is really under way, I don’t want to do anything else.”(Susan Sontag) Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott) “Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of the shitty first drafts.”(Anne Lamott) “I always show my work to one of two people before sending a copy to my editor or agent.”(Anne Lamott) “But beginners are learning to play, and they need encouragement to keep their hands moving across the page.”(Anne Lamott) My Writing Process “It’s okay if you don’t get your paper written exactly how you would like. That’s what revising is for.” “If your body is telling you to take a break from writing a paper, do it. You will just stress yourself out in the long run.” “Learn to accept criticism. It’s only going to help your writing.” |
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