Hello, and welcome to the class blog for English 210!
We will be using this space to play around creatively and to practice generating material. While our history of creative writing literature comes to us most often via pen and paper, the shifting paradigm toward the emphasis of an online aesthetic makes it pertinent for us to also be fluent in alternative forums, like blogging. So here we will practice creative writing in a format that is indicative of "our times."
Your job: Post once per week and respond to others posts, at least six times throughout the quarter--hopefully more! You can post whatever you want. This is our "playground." Write about your day. Sketch out a poem. Post pictures of the thing you cooked and the recipe you improvised. Embed a link to the youtube video of the song you just wrote. Try out a short short. Seriously. This is practice in generating online creative material.
Things you should avoid when posting:
*Anything hurtful or harmful to another person or group of people
*Explicitly adult content
*Using something you've already written--this is a place to try new things!
Great. Good luck, all. If you have any questions, you know how to find me. You will need to sign up for a google account before I can add you as a contributing member to the blog, so go ahead and do that, create a new one, or sign up using a account you already have--it's up to you.
Most of all, have fun! See you in class.
--Liz
Dear Pen and Paper,
ReplyDeleteYou have been replaced. You are obsolete things of the past and though I admire your contribution to my life long dream of becoming a lyricist/poet, it is time to let you go. I am afraid you have become less efficient than the new age form of word composition. Thank you for your services, I wish you luck wherever you end up.
Hoping you are well,
Kaitlin Drew Casto
Ode to the Inkwell~
ReplyDeleteYou once served the greatest of our time
Now your value is in permanent decline
We mean no offense nor do we wish you ill
Keyboard has simply replaced your mate the Quill
You are old
Your simple strokes outdated
Some would say your classic style is overrated
So with(little) reluctance we say good-bye,your time is due
Ta ta dear Inkwell, We'll not remember you.
what happens when your laptop runs out of battery life, pen and paper are there
ReplyDeletewhat happens when your cell phone loses reception, pen and paper are there
what happens when hooligans jack your harry potter audiotapes, books win out
what happens when the rain shorts out your kindle, books win out
all you young whipper snappers and you're flashy gadgets don't know true value when you see it, there's nothing wrong with kicking it old school fellas, of course i only type 15 wpm, so that might be something to do with it too
Well, I hope this is the right place. Is this EWU's Intro to Creative Writing Blog? Bryce has a point about books ..... you don't need a way to charge them or enter the ether to read them.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time...
ReplyDeleteA great and mighty civilization underwent a technological revolution. Blunt pencils and wrinkled paper was replaced by the laptop computer and word processors. Horse-powered carriages and man-powered bikes were overtaken by automobiles that drew upon the nigh unlimited power of the internal combustion engine. And the great oceans were crossed by airplanes capable of circling the globe in mere hours. The civilization flourished into a mighty empire. The possibilities were endless.
Suddenly, a massive flare erupted from the sun and sent out an EMP wave that fizzled out all the electronics.
THE END
Alright I'm really confused and I realized I do not know how to use this at all. How do I even begin blogging..?
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