Tag: reflection

Our class had the honor of having Carlos Hernandez, a profound author, visit our class. He spoke about his experiences as a writer, novels he’s been working on, and gave us advice on how to be good writers ourselves.

I took away some impactful insights from him. First, to stop being a baby. I interpreted him saying this as to do what I need to do and do it in excellence, no matter where I am. Second, that you can’t get everything done at once. He said that sometimes it takes him a few hours to get his work completed and other times it takes him months. Hearing this meant a lot to me because I try to get everything done at once and end up overwhelming myself. His advice encouraged me to pace myself in my work.

I found that Carlos Hernandez is a very genuine person. After his visit I feel inspired and happy that I got to meet him and hear his wise words of advice.

Carlos Hernandez has a very interesting story, which is one of the reasons why his stories are the way they are. One thing that really stood out to me when Hernandez came to speak to our class was that he’s trying to be able to write anywhere. He used to have one specific place where he would sit down and write down his thoughts for a new piece of work, but then he began to realize that if he wasn’t in that specific spot to write he would make excuses to not write anywhere else. Hernandez told us that there have been many authors that have written books, poems, etc. in much worse conditions and it’s a good thing they did or else we may not have the insight to certain situations that we do today. I can relate to learning to write in different situations because before college I would always do homework at my desk, but then when I got to college and I had away games for softball I would make excuses to not do homework because I wasn’t at my desk. This has forced me to complete homework in different areas, which I think is a very handy tool to have.

On February 27, 2018, we were given the chance to listen to writer, Carlos Hernandez. Majority of his work consists of science fiction, short stories, and poems. His most recent work happens to be Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, which is amazingly being published by Disney. Not only is he a writer but he also designed a video game called Meriwether. 

Hernandez started off his discussion about his experience as a first-generation American. He then proceeded to talk about two of his poem and the process that he went through to get the finished product. He also discussed the struggles he faces as a writer, such as writer’s block and figuring out his own creative writing place. I personally enjoyed hearing Hernandez speak because not only was he humble about his experiences and success but he wasn’t ashamed to admit that he had failures throughout his career. It was also a great experience for me to see that your career can be something that you truly love and enjoy.

Carlos Hernandez visited our class on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Carlos spoke about about his childhood experience being a first generation Cuban living in America, and then answered many of my classmates questions.

I wish I was able to hear him speak in the beginning of the class more, but unfortunately the person sitting next to me was eating a bag of chips so it was difficult to hear what he was saying and was very distracting. Then the person sitting next to me was playing on his computer, and left abruptly while Carlos was talking. (it was extremely rude and I hope it didn’t offend him)

Once I was able to pay attention and hear what Carlos was saying, I was very interested in his experiences. I liked how open he was about his struggles, disappointments, and how he was willing to be transparent about his contract. I really admire how humble he was, and spoke to us as if we were his friends. I feel that is what sets him apart than a lot of writers. He admits he’s not perfect, he says he needs an editor and will admit when something he writes doesn’t turn out. I really respect him for that.

I am a huge Disney fan and Disney is very wise with their selections of works, so I’m very excited to read his book. I hope to read more of his works in the future.