Writing course - The End
After dragging myself through eleven weeks of breathless
assignments, I was happy to finish. My assessment got
good marks (in degree terms, a First - much to my surprise, as
the tutor's feedback didn't seem too enthusiastic; may
be due to me writing 'genre'), and I thought I'd go onto the
next module. Since it was for less credits, I thought the
workload would be a bit less intense, but no. It's too
much, and I'm not going to finish it. Have others had a
similar experience? It was a University Continuing Ed.
course, leading to a certificate, but frankly the workload was
more than I had when I was on my full time BA. Is it
because it's a Creative Writing Course, may be?
But anyway, some of my experiences on the Intro module were
quite positive, especially the short story I wrote. It was
in third person. I have normally written in first, but this
third person tale came relatively easily. And a lot of the
aspects I have written about in first, came out nicely in
third. Thought I wouldn't be able to do, but it appears
that I can!
So, having obviously moved on a bit, I have thought again about
the pesky wip. Have got a beginning, a middle and, after a
fair few years, an actual end. But I was still worried about
it. Mainly due to the first person narrator. A
character who has a lot to hide. May be writing it in third, from
the view of a different character might make it a
more cohesive story ...
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I always seem to write in first person, but never get very far. It works for my short stories, but not when I attempt anything longer. Whether that's because I lack ability, or it just doesn't fit the story, I'm not sure? I have only attempted a novel four times for this reason, and now find screenplays suit my writing better.
Best of luck with your wip.
It's interesting what you say about changing POV. My finished novel has two first person narrators, but it's sequel, after a short first-person intro, goes into third person, and I'm finding the experience quite a liberation. It's third person within a fiction, because a character is narrating the story, but it is still a whole different world.
I think you're right. We all seem to write in a style guided by our imaginations. I hadn't even thought about that until I joined the site, but our styles match our work. I wish I had learned how to write properly before settling on scripts (to be honest) but do find they are best suited to my writing style. That may be because I've read up on the 'rules' and guidelines and am used to writing in that way now.
I was chatting about this to Jenny, and finding your voice. I think we all go through that in different ways to reach our perfect pitch.
Well done again on your fantastic course results. I expect you have a lot of work to do now, with your wip, but I'm sure it'll be well worth it. Good luck.
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