Wednesday was the first day of class. I'm taking a Creative Non-fiction class. Don't ask me to define the term. I'm not exactly sure what it is. In fact, I don't think those who write it have come to a definitive agreement. But my hope is that it will help me write some of my columns with more insight. I have an idea I have been writing creative non-fiction for a while and just didn't know it. So, for those of you I know, be prepared to have my memories of our times together dissected and examined through my myopic vision of us.
The final project has to be about 3,000 words. I don't write that much in any given column. My longest ones average 750 words. That's a long, long way from 3,000. Along the way I have a couple of shorter papers of about 300. That's another problem, getting the word count that low. Well, I guess the revision skills will be put to the test on both ends of the spectrum. I have an idea for this week's writing. I may post it after I get it down to the 300 limit.
In the meantime, I am recovering from some bad news for the week. My boss' grandson died of SIDS this week. That flipped me back to about 25 years ago when another friend's daughter died. Added to that was the news that one of my former students died on a hunting trip to Wyoming this week. People younger than I am should not be passing away.
I have found a couple of new writing sites this week and added them to the links on this page. For writers they might be of help. I think a couple of them will be useful to me, especially this semester. I'm still looking for more poetry sites. They seem to be in the minority.
The final project has to be about 3,000 words. I don't write that much in any given column. My longest ones average 750 words. That's a long, long way from 3,000. Along the way I have a couple of shorter papers of about 300. That's another problem, getting the word count that low. Well, I guess the revision skills will be put to the test on both ends of the spectrum. I have an idea for this week's writing. I may post it after I get it down to the 300 limit.
In the meantime, I am recovering from some bad news for the week. My boss' grandson died of SIDS this week. That flipped me back to about 25 years ago when another friend's daughter died. Added to that was the news that one of my former students died on a hunting trip to Wyoming this week. People younger than I am should not be passing away.
I have found a couple of new writing sites this week and added them to the links on this page. For writers they might be of help. I think a couple of them will be useful to me, especially this semester. I'm still looking for more poetry sites. They seem to be in the minority.
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