On my Prime Cuts Goal List for this blog, I mention five things I want to work on as a writer: time management, perpetuation of creative juices and inspiration, finishing what I start, Grad school, characters, and my letter of intent as part of my admission into an MFA Program. I am very excited and nervous because once I arrive in Massachusetts and engage in the residency, I will be working on all of these goals simultaneously. Well, all except for the letter of intent which I can put a huge slash through as I not only accomplished it, but used it successfully to get in to Solstice.
I hope to get in a blog post from Massachusetts and share the valuable tidbits that my classes and seminars promise to be peppered with, but in case I don't get a chance to do an update in the next two weeks, you now all know why. My classes for this residency are as follows: Craft Analysis, The Future Now: Dystopia, Magic Realism, Unforgettable Characters, Teaching Composition, Adjusting the Sails, Raw Material, and Changing Lives Through Literature. Massachusetts here I come! Also, as a side note, one of the several novels that I was encouraged/required to read prior to attending the residency is The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi. So far I find it to be a fantastic young adult read. It's not for the squeamish, that's for sure, but, just like any good Dystopian novel, it is sure to frustrate and invigorate. I recommend it highly.
Amanda LaFantasie (Skoora) © 2012
I am sure this will be a wonderful and invigorating experience and I wish you the best of luck! I want to hear all about it and you better call me! And you better have fun! <3
ReplyDeleteOh I'll call you! Don't worry XD and I think it will be wonderful, too. I'm still nervous but getting much, much more excited.
DeleteYou are going to rock!! The Future Now: Dystopia sounds really interesting. You will have to tell me all about it.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely tell you all about it ^^ It is going to be an awesome class and if you have some time you should pick up 'The Drowned Cities' - I love Dystopian literature and film and this one really hits the spot.
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