The memoirs are the first writing assignments I’ve enjoyed doing in a long time. They allowed me to get personal and express myself to a degree that I normally don’t. I’m pretty quiet in person and it takes a while to warm up to people, so writing down my thoughts is an easier way for me to let my guard down. The hardest thing for me is starting. I tend to overthink things and try to figure it out before I do anything. It almost always gets me nowhere. It’s even worse when I get a lot of freedom, like with the second memoir. Being able to write about whatever I want is kind of daunting, and combined with overthinking makes for a real hard time. I spent the majority of the week stressing over what I should write about and whether or not my ideas were worth investing in. Eventually, I took a step back and realized that I just had to start, and sat down to work. Freewriting went surprisingly well for me; normally it’s a 50/50 success-wise. Eventually I was really happy with what came out. I hope to do more in the future.