I started my course with the Writer’s Studio – 10 month novel and script, at the beginning of the month and as I go into Week 4, its amazing how quickly you can make something a habit. I have not been able to allocate a single time of the day to write, but I have been able to allocate time on most days, either during a lunch-break or after work in my hour allocated TV free time.
I have just been working through the exercises and trying to be as open and unrestricted with my writing as I can. I get feedback from my tutor regularly, and so far she hasn’t said “Don’t give up your day-job” so I will take that as a positive (but seriously, the regular feedback and validation you are heading in the right direction is fantastic for me).
Today I did a few extra exercises to get a jump on this week’s tasks and for the first time I stopped in my tracks to think about whether I was getting too bogged down with a particular idea and maybe need to widen my thinking a bit more. I guess the idea is working for me so worth pursuing, but it was interesting the shift and the questioning that pops in every now and then. We have and are mainly dealing with structure this month, so haven’t started actually crafting the first draft, but it is going really well and I am enjoying the idea generation and the learnings that are coming out each week.
Looking forward to month two!
Learning to write a novel 