So after much thought I've decided to attempt to go back to school. I have pushed it back slightly to the spring semester. It should be English with a concentration on creative writing. The only thing that sux is that it will be at least a 4yr program. I will only be going part time but I hope at least it'll help.
I'm also particpating in the nanowrimo this time around. 50,000 word novel in one month with no editing at all, should be interesting. It starts tommorow. I'll keep posting
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Where to begin
So I've been attempting to write for many years. I have thousands of ideas in my head, but how do I get them down on paper and sellable? Throughout my schooling I hated to write. I knew why, it was the way I had to write. I never understood this concept. If writing is an expression of the writer then why can't the writer express it the way he or she sees fit?
I call this blog, uneducated writer's journey, not because I never went to school, but because I never followed my heart and learned what I needed to.
Let's not even mention just how bad at spelling and grammer I am. Another reason I stayed away from the classes.
In high school the writing classes were mostly journalism. This I knew, was definatly not what I wanted to do. So I went about my high school life, like most, not worring about the future.
When I left school, I still didn't have a plan. Suddenly I found myself dropping out of a local community college and enrolling in Bradford business school for paralegal. Needless to say, that lasted about six months. I worked for the next four years before deciding that I needed to try schooling again. I went to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh for special effects. I enjoyed it for the most part but something still felt like it was missing and I started to lose interest again. I loved the creativity of it though and knew that the only time I was happy was when I was creating. Whether I was painting, sculpting, creating jewelry or writing anything, I would be happy.
Now however I need to decide on one career with many hobbies. I know that is to be a writer, more precisly, a novelist. Yah a decision, so now what...........
I call this blog, uneducated writer's journey, not because I never went to school, but because I never followed my heart and learned what I needed to.
Let's not even mention just how bad at spelling and grammer I am. Another reason I stayed away from the classes.
In high school the writing classes were mostly journalism. This I knew, was definatly not what I wanted to do. So I went about my high school life, like most, not worring about the future.
When I left school, I still didn't have a plan. Suddenly I found myself dropping out of a local community college and enrolling in Bradford business school for paralegal. Needless to say, that lasted about six months. I worked for the next four years before deciding that I needed to try schooling again. I went to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh for special effects. I enjoyed it for the most part but something still felt like it was missing and I started to lose interest again. I loved the creativity of it though and knew that the only time I was happy was when I was creating. Whether I was painting, sculpting, creating jewelry or writing anything, I would be happy.
Now however I need to decide on one career with many hobbies. I know that is to be a writer, more precisly, a novelist. Yah a decision, so now what...........
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