I always used to think that creativity couldn’t be taught so I resisted the idea of doing a writing course because in my mind that was only for losers who couldn’t right. However, seeing as I was getting nowhere with just myself and my God-given talent, I decided to enrol on the Ways into Creative Writing course at the City Lit. Next week is the last session and I am totally gutted. I’ve loved this course. It’s showed me so much about different forms of writing and it’s helped my to understand my writing voice. The tutor is fantastic – very encouraging but very firm about the homework!! Feedback from the group and the tutor has convinced me like nothing else could that I have something worthwhile to say through my writing and now I feel better equipped with the means to express that.
I want to take the next course Furthering your creative writing in September but I’d’ve started my MA by then and I think that working part-time, studying full-time and an evening course might be a bit much.