March
How on earth is it the 1st of March today? Crikey.
There are 5 weeks left of term and then I have finished lectures. Forever.
How odd!
I am determined to write some of my finest and most polished pieces of work in the coming weeks, I have stacks of fiction to inspire me and ideas formulating for various things. It's a terrifying but also exciting time of the semester.
Earlier in the week I received my first grade back from my Masters work. I cannot say I was elated but I feel okay about it now. I am getting somewhere. I am writing more and more and reading some wonderful work, all of which is helping me to better myself as a writer. I actually feel like a writer now, amazingly.
A blank page no longer scares me, I have a legit writing journal in which I actually write stuff. I have been on this course for 6 months now and have 6 to go, wow i'm actually at the half way mark. And it feels as though I am slowly progressing, even just in positive head space, writing ability, and general feeling towards working. I'm sure I will retract this in the weeks to come when writing becomes an arduous chore and I freak out about my job prospects for the future (lets not start on those.) but for the time being, I actually feel okay. Possibly, even, good.
It might have something to do with the fact that I met Marcus Sedgwick this week and he was a delight. Such an eloquent, funny and entertaining man, he engaged me for the entire session, inspired me to get writing despite how terrible I think it is, just write. We had a nice chat about student's anxiety over writing after the session too and I really felt like he understood where we were coming from, in terms of the anxiety of our writing not being to the calibre we want it to be. He really was a wonderful speaker to have on the course and answered some of my queries about his books too.
So, all in all, things are on the up!
I had a rejuvenating few days at home with my family, enjoyed a drunken game filled evening with my housemates this week, spent a lovely hour on a walk with my lovely friend and her dog this morning and my work is progressing nicely.
And my current soundtrack is Mallory Knox. Everything is wonderful.
There are 5 weeks left of term and then I have finished lectures. Forever.
How odd!
I am determined to write some of my finest and most polished pieces of work in the coming weeks, I have stacks of fiction to inspire me and ideas formulating for various things. It's a terrifying but also exciting time of the semester.
Earlier in the week I received my first grade back from my Masters work. I cannot say I was elated but I feel okay about it now. I am getting somewhere. I am writing more and more and reading some wonderful work, all of which is helping me to better myself as a writer. I actually feel like a writer now, amazingly.
A blank page no longer scares me, I have a legit writing journal in which I actually write stuff. I have been on this course for 6 months now and have 6 to go, wow i'm actually at the half way mark. And it feels as though I am slowly progressing, even just in positive head space, writing ability, and general feeling towards working. I'm sure I will retract this in the weeks to come when writing becomes an arduous chore and I freak out about my job prospects for the future (lets not start on those.) but for the time being, I actually feel okay. Possibly, even, good.
It might have something to do with the fact that I met Marcus Sedgwick this week and he was a delight. Such an eloquent, funny and entertaining man, he engaged me for the entire session, inspired me to get writing despite how terrible I think it is, just write. We had a nice chat about student's anxiety over writing after the session too and I really felt like he understood where we were coming from, in terms of the anxiety of our writing not being to the calibre we want it to be. He really was a wonderful speaker to have on the course and answered some of my queries about his books too.
So, all in all, things are on the up!
I had a rejuvenating few days at home with my family, enjoyed a drunken game filled evening with my housemates this week, spent a lovely hour on a walk with my lovely friend and her dog this morning and my work is progressing nicely.
And my current soundtrack is Mallory Knox. Everything is wonderful.
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