Antioch Writers’ Workshop 2010: Day 4
I don’t wish to be repetitive, so I’ll just say that my classes covered everything in more detail today. We went into more detail on the importance of tension, especially in Fiction and The Craft of Poetry. In Creative Non Fiction we went into greater detail about chronologies, especially how to use story structure to capture the reader’s interest. The two speakers for ‘How to Pitch’ were previous Antioch students who have published books. They were able to relate their experiences trying to get published.
After lunch, I relaxed a bit before working on some poetry. Cathy Smith Bowers, the poetry instructor, talked about enjambment and other ways to create tension in a poem. I asked her for some advice about one of the poems I’m working on, and I think it’s really helped. I’m glad I decided to take more time for these poems. I need to finish some reading for tomorrow (the final day of classes) and polish up a scene I’ve been working on for Fiction class.
I had prewritten a #Fridayflash for tomorrow, but since I’ve been working on the scene I thought it might make a nice flash for a change. From the prompts we were given in class, it’s gone a completely different direction than the types of stories I usually write. I’m still wavering which to post, though it would be nice to get feedback on my scene. I think it fits the criteria she gave, but it’s a bit emotional and sentimental. I’m not sure if I hit my mark or went way over the top. Since I don’t really write a lot of bittersweet scenes, I’m ambivalent.
Off to finish my homework. Have a great day, keep writing, and hopefully I’ll see you tomorrow!