Chances are, when I don't post for a long time, I don't feel like I have anything interesting to say. I don't know if it's that I don't have anything witty to remark or what, but I feel like I needed to post something on here. Perhaps to keep my sanity for another long night of work.
As of right now, I'm wrapping up my two story submissions due for tomorrow. I've been really attempting to experiment with different styles of writing for these two assignments. One is extensively reflexive and meta, while the other is attempting to encapsulate the mundane almost to an absurd degree. Needless to say, these two stories are far from my comfort-zone. I'm not sure whether or not these stories will succeed in their goals. Only time and grades will tell.
Don't get me wrong, it's fun to experiment with different styles of writing. I mean, how else can you grow as a writer if you don't attempt anything new? It's certainly worthwhile to try to expand your writing style just to even see what works and what doesn't.
Anyways, I'll try to post on here more regularly as I work on my final project for my Creative Writing class. The challenges I am expecting to face with my story is working in the epistolary format. Namely, the diary of a suspect that is slowly losing his mind.
I feel like I've been attempting the new all semester. I never realized I was as conceptual a writer as I have been the past few months. I have been writing very strange things that I never would have expected of myself, but it has intrigued me to watch it happen. Can't wait to see how your portfolio turns out -- sounds intriguing!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Natasha. I'm so happy to be writing in my genre again. I gave realist a try and didn't found it suited me too well. I'm happy to be writing sci-fi/horror/urban fantasy. It makes me feel much much more at ease that I ever would have expected!
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