This had to have been one of my favorite classes first semester. If not for the entire year. Sure I didn’t do all of my homework, but it was fun exploring my creativity. It’s too bad I hadn’t taken Creative Writing 1 during my sophmore or junior year. I could be in Creative Writing 2. That would have been fun. I liked writing poetry, short stories, complaint letters, newspapers, etc! I did rather enjoy the newspaper though. It was fun to write articles about Left 4 Dead 2. Bob the Boomer was just too much fun. Also finding pictures just made my day. Nothing like mixing in video games with school. But seriously, it’s a shame Creative Writing isn’t a full year course. It’s always a class to look forward to and I really will miss it.
Archive for January, 2010
Memoir Reflection
I really enjoyed writing memoirs. It allowed me to sit back, relax, and think about past events in my life. Some pretty, other’s not so much. Of course I didn’t exaclty do my memoir assignment, but I certainly thought about it. I had fun researching my name, and past events on my birthday. It was also interesting finding out Jessica is Hebrew. Of anything, I didn’t expect that. I’d already knew that Jessica meant ‘Gift from god.’ But it was a pain when I realized how many Jessica’s there were out there. No wonder why you can’t ever have just one. I laughed while writing my traditions paper. Of course I knew my mother would have killed me if she saw it. She doesn’t like family ‘secrets’ being told. Oh well, if she every see’s it she’ll live.
A Movie Birthday
This is a memoir based on me and my sister sneaking into Sweeny Todd. Well, sort of. We just got really lucky. A Movie Birthday
Faulkner Vs. Hemingway
Faulkner’s style of writing is heavy in detail. He tells you how it is in words. If the dress is red, he say’s it’s the color of scarlet with white lace. If it’s a beautiful sunset, he say’s they sky was pink, purple, and red.
Hemingway’s style of writing is simple and straight to the point. He likes you to paint the picture in your own mind. If the dress is red, he say’s it’s red. If it’s a beautiful sunset, he say’s it’s a beautiful sunset
I like writing like faulkner with detail, not with big words though. I enjoy reading more like Hemingway Because too much like Faulkner and I want to fall asleep. I feel that short sentences with simple words can be more powerful then ones without. It makes things clear and to the point in return making them very dramatic.
Gothic Horror Reflection
I liked the ‘gothic horror fiction’ section of the course. I found it interesting that so many short stories can be considered gothic horror. Some of course were typical like ‘Tell-Tale Heart’ others were questionable like “The Lottery”. But the romantic qualities that were also added into gothic horror fiction were interesting; Candles, Castles, and Lace Cloth. When it came to the short stories or gothic horror, I chose a short story. I didn’t exactly feel like adding in gothic horror elements. I’m sure zombies could have been an element, but I was just worried I didn’t have enough elements in it. You can judge for yourself in my story “A Zombie Nightmare.
