Primarily I must stop procrastinating and make sure that I spend enough time on the exercises and research. From the outset, my first two assignments were rushed and this cycle has continued into my latest. Gah!
Tag: writing
Unwrapping the next level
Level 1 done
Has it been nearly six months since my last post? And another new year too. Time flies. I have finished Scriptwriting 1 and I'm in the final throes of editing before sending it off for assessment in a couple of weeks. When I started Scriptwriting 1 I had no realisation of how much effort and … Continue reading Level 1 done
Shark attack
I am galeophobic. In other words I'm scared shitless of sharks. So, you can imagine my distress on reading Exercise 1 in Scriptwriting: An introduction to screenwriting, that I have to watch that scene from Jaws: 'Police Chief Martin Brody is reluctantly feeding bait into the water. We see him smoking a cigarette and shooting dirty looks … Continue reading Shark attack
Reflecting on Assignment 4
Last week I received feedback from my latest assignment and I'm very happy with my tutor's response: This is a good submission and focusing on more open forms has allowed you to write some beautiful and unusual pieces. The length of your poems is really varied which is also excellent - it takes courage both to … Continue reading Reflecting on Assignment 4
Reflection on Assignment 3
Yesterday I received feedback from my tutor on Assignment 3. Dear Rachelle, thank you for submitting your third assignment for this course. This is a good submission and it’s great you’re experimenting with forms such as heroic verse, syllabics and rhyme. I do want to sound a note of caution though - whilst these aspects … Continue reading Reflection on Assignment 3
Dear Diary
Today I found an old journal of mine from a couple of years ago. I hadn't written in a journal for years; the last known recording was in a fluffy pink diary when I was about fifteen, full of teenage angst and heartbroken that Stephen Reid was going to Cinderella Rockerfellas without me.
Sunday, Sunday
Sunday past I found myself alone with the dog. Husband was busy being macho in the park with his bootcamp buddies and daughter was on a trip of a lifetime to Africa. Having spent the morning in bed with the Sunday papers, chomping on toast and marmite and the habitual slurping of coffee, I didn't want to … Continue reading Sunday, Sunday
Onto the Next One
Assignment 3 is now with my tutor and I feel relieved that I met my deadline without having extra time to complete it. I will endeavour to meet all deadlines from now on; it's important for me to have structure when completing an assignment. I have read through Part 4: language and construction and the poems … Continue reading Onto the Next One
Thoughts on Assignment 3
Baked first came to fruition during an exercise from The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry. It is an attempt at heroic verse. The exercise itself was to try a short dramatic monologue, à la Browning, in which a young man in police custody, clearly stoned off his head, tries to explain away the half-ounce … Continue reading Thoughts on Assignment 3
Writefully So... 