So I missed
First Impression Friday this week, which is pretty irrelevant, except that I
wanted to do a different kind of first impression post, this time on the new
university semester.
The first
new module I’m doing is called ‘Approaching Your Novel’, which as the title
probably makes obvious, involves starting a novel. It’s a lot like the prose
module from last semester except with fewer assignments. There are only two,
each due on the 22nd of April. One is the plan for a novel and the
other is a full chapter. I’ve already decided what I’m doing for it. I was
going to try to start something new but decided to just go with the one I’ve
been thinking about for the last two years. Just because I’ve already put more
thought into it so I thought it would be easier. The chapter can be from
anywhere in the novel, and I’m sure later chapters will be a lot better, but I’ve
decided to go with the first chapter since it’s so important in making people
want to read the whole novel and using it as my assignment will help make it a
lot better. I submitted the first draft tonight. It’s a lot like the prose
module because people are selected to send in work each week that the rest of
us have to read and get feedback on. I’m happy with that because we’ve had a
lot of practice doing it already. We have a set text to read, Room by Emma
Donoghue, which I’ve already finished. It’s amazing but I’ll do a separate post
on my thoughts on it later. Overall I think this is going to be a pretty good
module and I think it’ll be pretty easy.
My other new
module is Fantastic Worlds and that will not be easy. There are two pieces of
homework every week, one research and one creative writing. There has to be a
presentation which I still get worried about doing, but this one will be on
something I’ll hopefully have a lot to say about and be excited about talking
about anyway. I don’t know when it will be yet. I also have to write a 2000
word short story or novel extract in an original setting and an essay
describing my own sub creation. We haven’t been told when those are due either.
All three have to be handed in with a commentary. We’re also assessed based on
contribution. It’s a lot of work but I’m still excited about it and still
finding it to be a lot of fun. It’s all about world building, which I love, and
there’s a lot of focus on fantasy and sci fi. This isn’t going to be an easy
module but I think it’s going to be great.
Finally, I’ll
be continuing my Independent Study project, which I’ve gotten a little behind
on. It’s not easy, but I’m still certain I’ll be able to catch up and have my
research and planning finished by this month and my first draft finished by
next month.
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