deviant art

Deviant Login Shop  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
×

×

Wow... So School...

Journal Entry: Wed Jan 9, 2013, 10:53 AM


Fur & Fangs Comic | Art Blog | Blog Blog | Tumblr | Twitter | FB Art Page | F&F FB Page

Open for Commisions!

Wow.  I'm still recovering from yesterday.  I only have class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and only three of them, but wow.  My writing class scared me.  :P  It's writing for children and adolescents, so the oldest we're allowed to write is the 12-17 year old age market.  Also, we're not allowed to write fantasy.  We're supposed to have written and re-written at least 7,000 words worth of a fiction novel by the end of the semester.  We have to read 15 books for the genre/age group we'll be writing for.  We are supposed to write 250 words every day Monday through Thursday, then rewrite and edit what we've written based on our out-of-class group critiques on Fridays.  My brain is struggling to wrap itself around exactly how much work that all is.  I think it's manageable?  If I can write 53,000 words in roughly three weeks, I can do all of that in a semester, right?

The other hard part of it is I have to come up with a story idea that doesn't involve fantasy... one that I'd be interested in writing.  Any random suggestions?  I don't have very many of those ideas lying around.  All my ideas are fantasy/sci-fi based.  The teacher suggested I try something dystopian or that I could get away with a story that had one fantastic/magic element like the short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings."  I like the second suggestion better.

My drawing for animation class is being taught by Jake Parker (so excited!).  He didn't agree to teach the class until about a week ago, so he has no syllabus and not really any plans yet.  The only thing he's told us is that there are 106 days from yesterday to the last day of class, so we will be required to turn in 106 drawings for our final.  We're supposed to do a drawing a day.

So while my work load might seem scary in some aspects, at least they will help me with a couple of my new year's resolutions!  :XD:

Okay.  I just needed to process that and get it out.  I should go be productive somehow or eat lunch.  That might be a good idea.

Toodle-pip,
Odd

Commission Slots:
1. Miss James (food commission/request)  Sittaid, Jay, Sittaid and Jay drawings
:star::star::star-empty:
2. Supreme Overlord - Campaign Ponies
:star-half::star-half::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:
3.
4.
5.

  • Mood: Anxious
  • Listening to: random soundtracks
  • Watching: Fullmetal Alchemist, Doctor Who
  • Drinking: Water! Always and forever. I <3 water!

138

0 9 0

Details

Stats

Submitted on
January 9
Views
138
Favourites
0
Comments
9
URL
Thumb
Only verified accounts can report policy violations. Please check your email and click on the verification link.
* Required field
Add a Comment:
 
:iconkagenokarasu:
You can always take little sayings, wives tale, analogies, and turn them into little stories
Reply
:iconoddstuffs:
*Oddstuffs Jan 13, 2013  Professional General Artist
I have an idea! My friend Jamie fixed it all for me! Ahahaha! She told me to write Ian's part of Ahkan's story, the part between Cassie dying and Ian figuring out she's alive. That is ALL totally normal fiction! Why does my teacher need to know that I've already written 18,000 words for that story? She doesn't! I can just treat it like I'm totally starting over and that I'm working from page one. Who know, maybe it will turn into page one in the final draft. :D It's genius.
Reply
:iconkagenokarasu:
ahehe, good, do it
Reply
:iconoddstuffs:
*Oddstuffs Jan 14, 2013  Professional General Artist
Although... that is kind of a cop out... and the way the last week is gone has me wanting to write other things. I think I'm going to go with a different idea. I just have to come up with some kind of goal and plot to go with it.
Reply
:iconkagenokarasu:
don't make it too complex, make it easy on yourself
Reply
:iconoddstuffs:
*Oddstuffs Jan 15, 2013  Professional General Artist
I'll try!
Reply
:iconkagenokarasu:
Do or don't, there is no try
:P
teehee
Reply
:iconoddstuffs:
*Oddstuffs Jan 15, 2013  Professional General Artist
Then I shall do! After a lot of thought and consideration, I've decided to write about Ian after all! That will be easy and interesting for me. I might have a hard time writing so little for him, actually.
Reply
:iconsekrain:
~Sekrain Jan 9, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
write the live of a person that want to get famous. He/She work fucking hard to achieve it, but when he/she is on the top he/she realize that all the glamour and money comes at a big price.
[link] (the song that inspire me for that story, read the letter of it and you will see)
Reply
Add a Comment: