take a creative writing class

I just moved to another state so now I have figure where I’m going find a class! Maybe online?

I’m a teaching artist and I’m feeling very dry. When I’m trying to inspire others I just go through the motions I’ve memorized. Having creativity flowing through you is like being in love and while I have the feeling as a memory it has not been freshly working through me for some time now.

If I try to think of the most creative time of my life, I actually think back to high school. I think that is because they were stretching our imagination in so many different directions, and I had several outlets. I remember needing to write almost everyday, and I think that inspired me as an artist.

My thought (and wish) is that if I started writing again, that I would feel the ideas loosen up in my artmaking.

My first entry seems so ambitious now. Yes the course is on but as far as my writing goes I have done diddly squat. I haven’t done any of the exercises and the only work I’ve done for the course is read the course material and written 3 short pieces for the first assessment. I got decent but not brilliant scores and I need to submit the long piece for 70% of the score by the 23rd. I will probably be able to do it and I have enough talent to get a decent score (I hope!) but I have put nothing into this course and am therefore going to get nothing out. But at least I have the course material ad hopefully I will someday make better use of it.

The truth is I o longer enjoy being creative. I don’t do it for fun. And no course is going to change that.

I finally found a group for this. The next meeting is Jan 9, 2009. We will see how it goes.

The last time I went to a creative writing class was as a part of a unit in the last year of my degree. I enjoyed it alot more than my journalism course. I really enjoyed it and was motivated to write and develop a short story, not only because it had to be done but something about having other people around me who also had to churn out drafts every week. I enjoyed listening to other peoples stories and found the whole experience very therapuetic. I would like to find another class but was really in my comfort zone in the old class as it was all girls that I got on with in my course and the environment was really cosy. Writing is quite personal and I would hate to go on a course or class which contained much older people who were arrogant or condescending about others writing. Hmmm maybe I will continue to work on my short story and tutor myself with some literary books first then see if I am still in need of this. Would be fun to find a nice class with non-judgmental people though. Maybe I’m just being too anxious about it.

Yay – Went to my first class on Thursday. Was feeling very self concious – writing is such a personal thing, I think you can really expose yourself.
So I just had to go along with. I felt vey energised after it though and managed to put together 2 short stories but they need a lot of work.
Spent all this weekend drunk, which did not help either, I think I will have to get disciplined and get up early and write every morning.

Have signed up for this and the class starts on 25th October. The course website opens on 15th October. I need to read the prep material before that but have been too busy and stressed. Hopefully life will calm down from next week and I can begin it. One of the things I want to do before I turn 30 is have a short story accepted for publication – this goal is the first step towards that.

Just booked and paid for my evening class, which starts in 2 weeks. I’m really interested to see how it goes, if I can tap into any creative ability or if I am totally crap!

I took a bunch of creative writing classes while in college, (English major with and emphasis in Writing kind of has to), but I want to take more that aren’t attached to a degree now. I want to take random, off-the-wall classes that I might not have been interested in back in the day. And some that might help me in the way towards my grad school apps. The writing center I volunteer at has tons to choose from that are taught by prestigious writers and teachers, but I’ve just got to focus and sign up for them before they get filled up.

I did take a class on getting published not that long ago that was semi-helpful, but since it wasn’t necessarily writing focused, I won’t count that. I’ll be good and still keep the goal up til I’ve at least taken one. What can I say? I’ve always loved school and learning (especially about subjects I am passionate about), and will take classes as often as I can afford to.

I took a creative writing class in 9th grade and had the best teacher ever. she was funny and had an OCD problem of needing everything to be clean. but she was really good and then she got pregnant and had to leave for the last month or 2 but she was still pretty cool. everyday we would discuss something new and talk the whole period and just random stuff but i don’t think i will forget her class though.