Hmmmmm, not writing
Not writing has, to date, been quite a large part of my journey as a writer. At the moment I am not writing. In the past this situation has arisen when I have had no idea what to write about, but this time I certainly can't use that excuse.
I have a part written novel waiting for my attention, and several other big project ideas lined up behind along with a stack of short story starts.
The other day I decided to look back at the last bit of writing I did. It was most of a chapter for the sequel to The Golden Banner, and I had it in mind that it was pretty awful; that perhaps it was that that was stalling my writing.
Well, it turned out that it wasn't bad at all, at least by the normal standard of my scribblings. So I was quite encouraged by that. It's just that everytime I think about picking up my pen I feel exhausted.
I'm not sure if this problem will just sort itself out naturally, maybe one morning after a night undisturbed by cats or a certain little boy.
Anyway, on the horizon we have our move back to the UK, and I happened across a very interesting MA in Creative Writing at a university near where we will be living. I am toying with the idea of a part-time go at it if we sell the house here for a reasonable amount. I suppose the thing is that I wonder if it might not just sharpen up my writing and give me an edge in my attempt to get something published..... other than by me and Sarah that is!
Part of my struggle with writing is not wanting to go on wondering whether I might be able to become a half-decent writer or not. As with most challenges in life, the problem is, that this quest is very likely to demand time and commitment..... precious commodities indeed.
I have a part written novel waiting for my attention, and several other big project ideas lined up behind along with a stack of short story starts.
The other day I decided to look back at the last bit of writing I did. It was most of a chapter for the sequel to The Golden Banner, and I had it in mind that it was pretty awful; that perhaps it was that that was stalling my writing.
Well, it turned out that it wasn't bad at all, at least by the normal standard of my scribblings. So I was quite encouraged by that. It's just that everytime I think about picking up my pen I feel exhausted.
I'm not sure if this problem will just sort itself out naturally, maybe one morning after a night undisturbed by cats or a certain little boy.
Anyway, on the horizon we have our move back to the UK, and I happened across a very interesting MA in Creative Writing at a university near where we will be living. I am toying with the idea of a part-time go at it if we sell the house here for a reasonable amount. I suppose the thing is that I wonder if it might not just sharpen up my writing and give me an edge in my attempt to get something published..... other than by me and Sarah that is!
Part of my struggle with writing is not wanting to go on wondering whether I might be able to become a half-decent writer or not. As with most challenges in life, the problem is, that this quest is very likely to demand time and commitment..... precious commodities indeed.
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Oct 15, 2012 03:32AM
Wow - very envious at the thought of an MA in creative writing!! I worked my way through the OU Creative writing course text book (a very big book it is too - with lots of reading and writing assignments etc) doing some every night about 4 years ago and on that basis I would heartily reccommend going on a proper course at a University. The smaller Creative writing courses I have started (and not finished) were RUBBISH. The first was mainly concerned with 'money writing' ie for Mills and Boon or magazines like readers digest, and the second (which I chose because it was above the Groucho club and thought maybe they would some how sense my genius as I climbed the stairs past the entrance and grant me addmitance....no luck there unsurprisingly) was run by a bored egotist who wasted the entire sessions by getting people to read their homework out. There would be no time to comment or learn from these readings, it just saved her having to do any teaching.
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