Reflective Journal 10

To develop the outline that has been made, the writer must be creative in choosing words that are in context and have value. Writing is not just pouring ideas that are in mind, but writing is an activity that trains writers to think critically and creatively. Many people have difficulty making an essay that has high artistic value. For example making biographies. Many difficulties encountered by the author in making biographies such as developing an outline based on data. Sometimes the data needed is inadequate and sometimes the author has difficulty entering data that has been obtained from biographical figures that will be written according to the outline. I was very fortunate to follow this creative writing course. Because for me, writing skills are in the first position of all three other skills such as listening, speaking and reading. In America and Europe, writing is not seen from the number of words and sentences obtained but writing is seen from the authenticity of the writing as it is protected from plagiarism and the results of the writing have academic values ​​that can be published.

Reflective Journal 9

At that time, Mam Rahmah told us to show our draft and progress in making biographies. But, all of us did not take them to the class. Because I'm afraid that if I take that stuff to class, surely something bad happens like a file is missing and scattered. So, to fill the time due to this matter, mam Rahmah told us to continue drafting and telling her what we had done on our assignment that day through email. I got the difficulties. It took a strong concentration to drafting in class. Because there are many disturbances that have to be dealt with such a noisy class and become not conducive and do not forget to friends who always invite make some chit chat. It makes my writing mood instantly destroyed. I can at least write in such circumstances. Ideas that were initially thought immediately disappeared. In fact, just writing a paragraph requires about 30 minutes. It really sucks. If you are lucky and the classroom atmosphere is comfortable, we can ask friends if the writing we wrote is correct. But that's only if you're lucky.

Reflective Journal 8

It's been two weeks after Eid Mubarak did not meet one of my favorite lecturers and finally we met. I feel happy to meet her. Missing the life lessons she always told us. Maybe my other friends feel bored with the story of life that mam Rahmah tell but I didn't. At that time mam Rahmah told us about how to get a scholarship abroad. She said the way to get it is writing. Many students can't write including me. In Indonesia, writing is not as encouraged as in other countries. Plagiarism is still massive. The subjects are not just students, even many lecturers do that. It is unfortunate. At that time we also discussed the task of making biography book. Not out of the context of creative writing courses. She conveyed our duty procedures clearly even though it was a little fast for me and I had to get used to it. She told us to write what we had done on the task of making biography book and what had not been done. It aims so that we can manage time and care more about the tasks that have been given.

Reflective Journal 7

Making book biography is not as easy as making Critical Journal Review and Critical Book Review that I often get from my lecturers. It takes a lot of time to complete it. Like interviewing biographical character that we will make. Sometimes time becomes a barrier between us. After the information we get about the character is enough, it's time for us to separate it according to the outline we have made. And after that start drafting. The drafting section also takes a lot of time. Thinking of the words we will write and choosing the right words sometimes disappears in a short time. Or another case as we have thought about what we will explain in each chapter but we do not know how to write it down and make it into text even if we feel that one paragraph is difficult. It's true, mam Rahmah said at that time to us. She said writing is not as easy as you think. Need the right time to get best results. That's why mam Rahmah never let us complete assignments and writing in class with limited time.

Reflective Journal 6

The life lessons that I get from mam Rahmah are problems that make us stronger. I never got this lesson at school. Sometimes we feel hopeless and want to end everything with a heavy problem that God gives us. However, God does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. So, believe that every problem that God gives is sure to have a solution and we can pass it. I got bad news at that time mam Rahmah lost her mother. Besides, she also lost her husband. I can feel what she feels. Even like being stabbed by thousands of knives at one time. I feel so stupid maybe even an idiot. I feel that I am the saddest human being who weeps over the many assignments and busyness that can never be equated with the busyness that mam Rahmah has. I am weak. Yes, the word fits me better. Sorry, this discussion comes out of the creative writing's context. I think this is an important thing that needs to be written. With that problem it made me diligently complete my assignment especially the Creative writing assignment. Thank you so much mam Rahmah.

Reflective Journal 5

The first time I saw mam Rahmah looked very fragile. I saw clearly the tears flowing from her eyes when she told me about her husband even though she tried not to look sad by still smiling. And without realizing it, I was swept away by the story and joined in crying. She told us how her husband struggled to help her get a full bright scholarship to America, how her husband struggled to fulfill his promise to her father and fight against the deadly disease he was suffering from. I thought this was called true love. Complete each other. With this mam Rahmah story, I can learn many things that my teacher and my parents never taught. Sometimes knowledge can be obtained from the stories of people who struggle for success. Even though at that time she was sad, she did not forget to give us knowledge as usual. Helping us complete our assignments she gave by explaining in detail how to make a good biography. Told us at that time to make ouline biography. With that, we are easy and fast to solve it.

Reflective Journal 4

Since I joined this creative writing course with mam Rahma, I have a new hobby, that is writing. Even though we rarely enter the class because there are many days off, we continue to do the assignments given by our lecturer. My friends and I still find the difficult to make review biography book and make biography book that have become our task in the creative writing course. The difficulty is in stringing words and choosing the right words. Because if we are not good at writing well, the results are also not good or satisfactory. We need good written to give to the people that we will make his/her biography and especially for our lecturer to get a best score. I also often get problems when completing my assignments such as not getting a suitable time to complete the task. Yes, people say to get good writing results we need  the right time or in a good mood is totally right. So, I always do my best. Hopefully I can finish the task well and get best scores in this course.Never give up.