Online Creative Writing Course for 5/25-5/26

[violet_bruises]

For claire_chan :

Please read this and reply by 9 AM Wednesday (5/26/2010) morning. Reply with comments, questions, etc. After you post, I will move on to the next phase.

The Art of Creative Writing

The most important rule in creative writing is originality. Editors (like you and me), publishers, producers, parents, grandparents, friends are eternally on the

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Hmmm...

[claire_chan]

I have learned through dating a grammatically precise boy who transformed gradually into a strict mathematician inducing much fear how to write in a very dry, exacting manner.

*looks up The Gift of the Magi* O. Henry utilizes so many unfamiliar words. I have to read through it with the dictionary on hand.

By the point of mentioning Mrs. James Dillingham Young is Della I've gotten irritated with it. What is the point, praytell thee? I keep telling myself, "For the class, you dolt. Be PATIENT."

*finished* UGH. How futile. Readers respect that mass of text?

I have no friggin' idea what could make it enduring or time defying, I'm sorry. It mostly irritated me.

Of Lajos Egri I can only find "The Art of Dramatic Writing", and I'd have to pay money to look at it.

IN ADDITION: Do we really have to seek originality and writing with emotion?

I've learned that even the lack of emotion portrays an emotion in itself. Perhaps a cold one, perhaps an uncaring one, perhaps just a feeling that inserting emoticons and other expression is excess.

Re: Hmmm...

[violet_bruises]

Yes, yes, lack of emotion IS an emotion. Whether it be emotional or apathy, it all depends on the character, plot and story. For some stories, apathy will work the best (in a few weeks we'll be learning crime writing, which is where lack of emotion will definitely come in).

To be honest, I didn't like the gift of the Magi either. However, I think the themes with poverty, selfless love, etc make it timeless(that's what I gather), especially in this day and age.

Are you ready to move on on the next part (we'll be discussing more about originality)?

Re: Hmmm...

[claire_chan]

Ooh, crimewriting!

How does one define timelessness?

Not quite, but after I read Uncle Wiggily in depth most likely!

Re: Hmmm...

[violet_bruises]

I'd say timelessness is something that never goes out of style despite how societies have changed.

Okay, just let me know.

"Bowling for Blood" commentary!

[claire_chan]

First, before I read it, I fear a little that it might have to do with vampires or such.

I'm sure Bonnie could have worse illnesses than influenza, particularly since it's no longer frequently deadly! *checks Wikipedia rather than the NHS*

Is mucousy a word? The online dictionary I use doesn't think so.

I fear fraternities and sororities myself! Besides already being involved with AMГ, the Foreign Language Honors Society.

Does commuting necessarily lead to not joining a fraternity or sorority?

Hahaha, this story reads like a German student would write!

Jesse always used harass Morgan... always used to?

Hahaha, Bonnie's Volkswagen is red just like my mother's Honda Fit! *giggle* Oh, I'll keep reading your story until 12:30, then make up a character to scan and show you.

Of course you can see the original when I visit on Friday.

Morgan was still screaming and each time the second captor would just decapitate something else off of Morgan’s bloody body. Decapitate is the wrong word unless his head is coming off! -capit- is

[claire_chan]

I didn't remember exactly the prompt, but I didn't want to miss the deadline. Here.