I haven't really gotten anywhere with my story. I restarted a section of my story, trying to make it more interesting, and that's been fun, but... really, my biggest hangup with writing right now is that I'm in another creative writing class.
Oh, but that should be super awesome, you're thinking. You're learning how to become a better writer!
You don't understand. When my creative writing teacher starts talking principles of creative writing, I apply them to my story- Do I use a lot of tags? It's fantasy, how can I not? What about dialogue? Is my dialogue interesting? Pertinent? Oh man, important descriptions- I have to describe things using senses, and I shouldn't just lump it all in one paragraph... Oh crud, I've been "telling" my reader stuff instead of "showing" them what's going on...
And so on. It's kind of depressing. I haven't written much this semester, although when I do it's usually during my basic English class. (Which I've taken at my previous college but they won't let it transfer so I'm stuck in it again.) And even then sometimes it can be difficult. I wish that my "creative genius" would just flow out of me, and then suddenly SHA-ZAM! there's a print-worthy novel in my lap that everyone will love. Oh, wait, that's another thing I learned in creative writing- it doesn't work like that. Oh well...
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