Resuming Sunday Writing Posts
It is a dreary Sunday, so of course I combat this my writing, what else? Today I am writing with the gentle hum of Grand Prix in the background, because I am home for the weekend to bestow gifts on the Mother. A successful Sunday roast, flowers and a glass of wine later and I think I have done the job. Now I can resume writing for the rest of this drizzly day.
This has been a week of Feedback for me. I notice I have had 20+ views here this week (thank you lovely friends/family/readers for reading my ramblings) and I have also had tutorials with lecturers which have turned out to be enlightening. I was unsure that my work was heading in the right direction as I'm hovering around the same grade as I was at in m Undergrad. But I now realise that to be achieving the same grade in Undergrad and Masters is quite a feat, especially when they are in two different disciplines. I guess I should cut myself some slack.
Except I can't, too much work to write and edit and submit and read and proof and send. It never ends! Who said writing was easy and that Creative Writing was a doss subject? You Liar!
I have, as ever been reading too:
Rodinsky's Room- Rachel Lichenstein & Iain Sinclair (admittedly I haven't finished this yet, woops)
The Rules of Attraction- Bret Easton Ellis
Murder in the Dark- Margaret Atwood
Beloved- Judy Blume
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time- Mark Haddon
I have between 30 and 40 books dotted around my room whilst researching Bibliophilia (ha, how appropriate.)
I have received so much wonderful feedback/criticism/techniques to help my writing develop. Including letting my creative mind free (by drinking, yes DRINKING ALCOHOL, painting and playing my guitar= Ideal) trying to assert my point of view in my work more to encourage debate, even if I think people will disagree with me, this is a stronger reaction than to simply 'like' my writing and to give up on work which I am not confident on. I was also told by a lovely editing friend that I am 'funny, succinct and likeable.' Cuuuuuuute :D
A good few days all round, I am recovering from disgusting illness this week, ready to tackle the last 3 weeks of term with vigour!
So, have a lovely weekend all readers!
I leave you with one of my all time favourite songs: Incubus, which a close friend sent to me in my teenage years and I have clung to ever since :)
This has been a week of Feedback for me. I notice I have had 20+ views here this week (thank you lovely friends/family/readers for reading my ramblings) and I have also had tutorials with lecturers which have turned out to be enlightening. I was unsure that my work was heading in the right direction as I'm hovering around the same grade as I was at in m Undergrad. But I now realise that to be achieving the same grade in Undergrad and Masters is quite a feat, especially when they are in two different disciplines. I guess I should cut myself some slack.
Except I can't, too much work to write and edit and submit and read and proof and send. It never ends! Who said writing was easy and that Creative Writing was a doss subject? You Liar!
I have, as ever been reading too:
Rodinsky's Room- Rachel Lichenstein & Iain Sinclair (admittedly I haven't finished this yet, woops)
The Rules of Attraction- Bret Easton Ellis
Murder in the Dark- Margaret Atwood
Beloved- Judy Blume
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time- Mark Haddon
I have between 30 and 40 books dotted around my room whilst researching Bibliophilia (ha, how appropriate.)
I have received so much wonderful feedback/criticism/techniques to help my writing develop. Including letting my creative mind free (by drinking, yes DRINKING ALCOHOL, painting and playing my guitar= Ideal) trying to assert my point of view in my work more to encourage debate, even if I think people will disagree with me, this is a stronger reaction than to simply 'like' my writing and to give up on work which I am not confident on. I was also told by a lovely editing friend that I am 'funny, succinct and likeable.' Cuuuuuuute :D
A good few days all round, I am recovering from disgusting illness this week, ready to tackle the last 3 weeks of term with vigour!
So, have a lovely weekend all readers!
I leave you with one of my all time favourite songs: Incubus, which a close friend sent to me in my teenage years and I have clung to ever since :)
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