CASE STUDY
As a mature student with two children, NW did a combined Creative
Writing and English degree (2 to 1 in favour of creative writing). ‘I’ve
always had a strong urge to write and thought doing a degree would give
me the chance to practise intensely and at the same time get feedback to
find out if I was any good. I consequently became obsessed with getting a
First.
’Her family background lay in the arts and culture. ‘There were always
books. I read voraciously.’ However, prior to taking the course she’d
escaped an abusive relationship where she was constantly told she was
stupid.
‘I had to do A Level English to get onto the course. There was a lot of
support for that. With the degree it’s more detached; not that that’s a bad
thing.’
As the course progressed NW hit upon the novel she wanted to write.
‘By the end I couldn’t wait for the degree to finish so I could get on with
working on the book.’ Graduating in 2001, she finished a rough first draft
over the ensuing summer. Then came the long haul of redrafting, which
was ‘hard to justify to others as you’re not earning anything doing it’. She also had to do a succession of menial, part-time jobs, including bar
work, cooking and gardening, as well as looking after her children. ‘But
anything that took me away from the writing I resented.’
To keep up momentum she joined a writing group, then forming a
smaller offshoot with a couple of other members, one of whom now has
a London agent.
With the redrafting just over half complete, NW started trying to
interest people in the book. ‘By now I was really sick of it, so I sent the
beginning to an agent and a publisher. Both asked to see the rest.’
The result was that NW had to write the ending in a hurry. Although
the publisher was complimentary, he could not take it in the rushed state.
So, NW has spent another year rewriting the book completely. Was that
hard? ‘Yes, but I felt, I’ve invested so many years, I’ve got to do it.Sometimes when I read it I think it’s shit, other times I really enjoy it.’
At the time of writing, her manuscript is back with the publisher,
awaiting his verdict.
What are the points to consider?
In my opinion, the author certainly wants his writing to have good quality. Read by many people, useful and inspire readers. Especially if the writing contains a message of kindness, of course it will be very useful if it is written in an interesting writing. However, writing good writing is not trivial matter. It makes adequate skills to make writing interesting and eye catching. So that the message to be conveyed is about the target. In making good writing, there are least four things that need to be considered
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The title is the first to read, so it must be interesting (it is not only bombastic)
b. Opening Paragraph
The opening paragraph should attract and lure readers to continue reading the writing that is being made.
c. Contents of the Posts
Writing must have content, not just empty words. The content of the writing should describe the main thoughts that are the topic of the writing, provide solutions, and answer the problems previously expressed.
d. Closing Paragraph
The closing paragraph is useful for closing an article so that it doesn’t just end. with a closing paragraph, the reader is told that the writing is coming to an end.
like writers in general, we have to determine what topic or theme we will discuss. then the writer will summarize it to be as interesting as possible to read. Besides being interesting, the writer must also be able to convey the contents of the written work appropriately to the reader so that the reader understands what the writer is saying.
ReplyDeleteNw loves writing. She puts so much attention of how to be a good writer in the future. There's no doubt that someone who has an urge to be a writer, must be someone that give the same interest on reading something, especially books. NW grews up in a family that influenced her desires. And also, she used to read novels in her life, so that she urged to be a novel writer.but then, she has to do many jobs to support her family and that was distracted her to finish her goals. So, with her over half complete writing drafts, she couldn't finish it, but then she asked people to read it., and finally take it to the publisher. Her writing was pretty delightfull for the publisher, but it was not so perfect coz it's un finished.
ReplyDeleteThen, she finally has to complete the rest of it so rushly.
My point is that, when you decided to do what you love, then make it set in your mind, try the best as you can to reach it. ☺️
Nw loves writing. She puts so much attention of how to be a good writer in the future. There's no doubt that someone who has an urge to be a writer, must be someone that give the same interest on reading something, especially books. NW grews up in a family that influenced her desires. And also, she used to read novels in her life, so that she urged to be a novel writer.but then, she has to do many jobs to support her family and that was distracted her to finish her goals. So, with her over half complete writing drafts, she couldn't finish it, but then she asked people to read it., and finally take it to the publisher. Her writing was pretty delightfull for the publisher, but it was not so perfect coz it's un finished.
ReplyDeleteThen, she finally has to complete the rest of it so rushly.
My point is that, when you decided to do what you love, then make it set in your mind, try the best as you can to reach it. ☺️
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ReplyDeleteI suppose to NW is passionate about writing, she does everything he can to improve her writing and she is passionate about being the first.
ReplyDeleteNW really likes reading, so she took a writing education to help and develop her passion in writing, even though in the midst of her busy life as a mother of 2 children, having a part-time job and other homework, it did not prevent NW from writing, in the end she was able to publish her book
NW is an example of a great career woman because she can balance her education and work with taking care of her children. She continues to write diligently because it seems that she likes writing and is dedicated to creative writing. Education is indeed an important component in life that must be lived because education will make us as humans have extensive knowledge about the world. In the future, we as humans will be faced with so many complicated problems. By following/taking education at a higher level, our minds will be wide open and have many views or sides to complete. Writing also provides many benefits for our minds. we will be trained to think creatively in arranging words to form them into several sentences which then become several paragraphs.
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