Now I am attempting to write my first story for Fiction Writing I with Ted Lyons. Since he gives no prompts in the class, it took me a few days just to come up with an idea. I have five sentences written. Maybe if I fold my laundry or wash my face, I can concentrate better. Whenever I get stuck on my writing, I always end up washing my face. Or cleaning my room. Maybe I'm trying to wash away all the bad and restart. Or more likely, I'm looking for an excuse to do something other than write.
I feel like so far, the story in my head reflects a lot about myself. Maybe I'll share it when it's finished, but prose is really not my forte, which is probably why I'm having such difficulty writing it. Bahhhh.
I really need to start working on my writing portfolio. My mind feels so bogged down lately, as if there's a barrier preventing me from writing or revising.
switching from poetry to fiction was really difficult for me too, but i think you've got it in you! you already write story-like poems, you just gotta learn to rework the way those stories are told.
ReplyDeletealso, ted is pretty easy going about stories not being in on time always. not to say you should procrastinate too much, but i think he's very understanding, especially if he can see it's because you're struggling & want to really turn in something good (as opposed to just not doing it because you're lazy- which obviously is not the case!) oh and he's not a stickler about the length. if you turn in something of quality that is short, he's not gonna be like "make this longer", so don't fret about word count.
Thank you, Bri. You have no idea how much better I feel after reading that!
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