Creative writing~ ^-^

A few months ago (wow, time flies fast!) I posted about a course in creative writing...
Well, since I have had several lessons already (next week is already the last lesson), I realized I should write about it because I haven't even mentioned it! (shame on me! xD)

So, here I am, writing about writing again =P (meta-writing, I think you could call it that, LOL)
*sigh* So, where should I start?

First of all, I really enjoyed the lessons, although I had a somewhat different expectation of it all. x] Actually, I thought it would be more like the lessons I got from my teacher at the Dutch creative writing course... but they were different. At the first lesson, our teacher handed out a sheet on which all the homework assignments/exercises were explained. In the Dutch course we always got the assignment for the coming lesson during the current lesson. In the International course we also give more feedback on each other's story. Because everyone gives feedback one by one, there's over 10 different views on your story, which is great, because no story is bad nor good, however it can improve so that more people like it. The previous lesson (and the upcoming last lesson) were/are held in the personal art studio of our teacher, complete with glasses of wine and large pillows! xD Isn't that stylish? Haha, the atmosphere is really good~! ^0^ I have started to like red wine! =0

Then, of course, what it's all about. I know that (since I talk about writing) you would like to know what I've been writing then... Well~ That's actually quite a lot.
Let's start with an assignment (which was the first assignment during the first lesson). For the assignment our teacher had the group split in two. I was in the first group and we had to observe the body language of someone from the other group. We would make duos and then begin a conversation to get to know the other person by asking questions and while having that conversation we had to watch the other's body language. Then we had to write a 100-word piece based on the body language (that was the assignment for group 1, group 2 had a different assignment, but I forgot...). Actually, it turned out rather unimaginative, and a little embarrassing even... I have read it aloud in the group, but I'm not confident enough to post it, so I won't (believe me, it's not worth reading either...)

Anyway, my latest story was a big success! =D I wrote a creepy story about a girl who becomes more peculiar as the story goes, and a boy who just can't leave her alone...
^-^ You can read it here (opens in a new window).
The story is called Four Rivers. The poster I made for it shows the mysterious feeling of the story very well (I think). I hope you'll read the story, I'll soon edit it, because I've gotten some useful critics when I read it in last lesson.

I'll be back~! ;D

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*~Maria