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Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:26 pm to Bard
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I've never been able to get the hang of poetry and admire those that do it well. My creativity just doesn't seem to go down that path. :(
I used to loathe poetry (even had the hubris to tell one of my writing professors - a poet - the same which was an awful move for multiple reasons). I always thought it was a pretentious way of writing and, really, just didn't understand it. But as I learned to actually read it, I have grown an appreciation for it both as a literary medium and as an historical form. That being said, I'm likely the last person you'll find writing it and very rarely do I seek out new poetry collections to ponder. I'll read what is sent to me or what I stumble upon, but I don't seek out poetry. There's a sort of pleasantness in this type of random discovery.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:47 pm to Bard
Used to. And I still dabble, but I've largely given up on it. I've usually got too many ideas and not enough focus to finish anything.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:49 pm to athenslife101
The middle IS your story, and it's the hardest for everyone.
There are no second acts in American lives. --Fitzgerald
There are no second acts in American lives. --Fitzgerald
Posted on 2/22/15 at 1:37 pm to Bard
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Bard
If you need critiques, feel free to shoot me a copy of whatever you want read. Fair warning, I'm not nice. I don't know that I was all that well liked in my intro creative writing courses because I was surrounded by people who thought they were good writers but were, in fact, dullards. I got to the more advanced classes as soon as possible.
ETA: LoveThatMoney99@yahoo.com
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Posted on 2/22/15 at 2:16 pm to LoveThatMoney
Would you classify yourself as being a dick or just honest?
Posted on 2/22/15 at 2:37 pm to Bard
Took a screen writing class.
I have about 45 pages written for a movie.
I have about 45 pages written for a movie.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 2:50 pm to CocoLoco
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I have about 45 pages written for a movie.
How many pages do screenplays usually run?
Posted on 2/22/15 at 2:57 pm to Bard
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How many pages do screenplays usually run?
Between 90 and 120
Posted on 2/22/15 at 2:59 pm to tylerdurden24
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just honest?
This. To give you a sample, one of the sentences I read from a classmate was, and I shite you not: "The flaming flames of the flaming fire burned flaming hot."
I debated transferring out of LSU at that point. Maybe NYU would have accepted me. I mean Jesus...
I'll say this: it was at least memorable.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 3:03 pm to LoveThatMoney
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To give you a sample, one of the sentences I read from a classmate was, and I shite you not: "The flaming flames of the flaming fire burned flaming hot."
Someone was stretching to get their word count, I see
Posted on 2/22/15 at 3:07 pm to LoveThatMoney
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"The flaming flames of the flaming fire burned flaming hot."
Dude, you went to school with EL James?????
ETA: Could've been worse; they could have abused the shite out of some poor thesaurus rather than neglect to use one at all.
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Posted on 2/22/15 at 3:13 pm to LoveThatMoney
On a slightly related note, my favorite workshops (we used the Iowa method more often than not) were when people fought the professor or classmates over criticism. It was either a guy writing sci-fi or a girl from the suburbs (sometimes a sorority chick, sometimes not) that felt like they had great CNF musings to share or had written the next Gone Girl or Nicholas Sparks drama.
Eventually, the professor had no choice but to drop the constructive criticism and get brutally honest so as to chip away at the egos. Those nights were the tits and usually led to some heavy drinking afterward.
Eventually, the professor had no choice but to drop the constructive criticism and get brutally honest so as to chip away at the egos. Those nights were the tits and usually led to some heavy drinking afterward.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 3:22 pm to tylerdurden24
Should we do an official original works thread?
Post novels, short stories, poetry...etc.
At least stuff we don't mind someone else reading before its in a book. Or is there fear of plagiarism?
Post novels, short stories, poetry...etc.
At least stuff we don't mind someone else reading before its in a book. Or is there fear of plagiarism?
Posted on 2/22/15 at 3:39 pm to tylerdurden24
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On a slightly related note, my favorite workshops (we used the Iowa method more often than not) were when people fought the professor or classmates over criticism. It was either a guy writing sci-fi or a girl from the suburbs (sometimes a sorority chick, sometimes not) that felt like they had great CNF musings to share or had written the next Gone Girl or Nicholas Sparks drama.
Not exactly sure what you mean by "Iowa method," but yeah, that happened maybe once in my career at LSU. It always amused me, though, that I, the 20 year old frat boy as I'm sure everyone saw me, was the first to initiate the round-table critiques every time because everyone else was too chicken shite to start, even when I took graduate level courses with the MFA candidates. Now that was fun. Took class with a couple of just outstanding writers.
Workshopped with Jamey Hatley and a gentleman whose name escapes who was in the midst of writing a novel about baseball in South Carolina. And it was damn good. I was a chump compared to them. But I was 20 and had no idea what I was doing, despite having to write into the class.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 3:40 pm to Bard
I wrote a 100+ page novella while in college. It was terrible, but I enjoyed writing it.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 3:48 pm to Bard
I wrote around 40 horror short stories when I was 10/11. They were my attempt at a Goosebumps series. Then when I was around 12/13 I started on screenplays, one reaching 115 pages. My mom still has them saved up back at home.
My family and myself included always thought writing was my calling but I haven't written much of anything since I was around 14. I'd love to start again. But I don't know where I want to take it on at. Short stories, poetry, screenplay, or just full on novels.
My family and myself included always thought writing was my calling but I haven't written much of anything since I was around 14. I'd love to start again. But I don't know where I want to take it on at. Short stories, poetry, screenplay, or just full on novels.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 2/22/15 at 3:57 pm to LoveThatMoney
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"Iowa method,"
There are various methods and formats for writing workshops, the Iowa method being the one pioneered and used in the University of Iowa MFA workshops. The basic format is that the author of that workshop's focus piece is to remain quiet while the piece is being critiqued by the rest of the Workshop participants in front of them. The author can only ask questions of the workshop once the critique is over (the idea being that the piece must speak for itself).
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 3:59 pm
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