Giddy with Excitement
I just got to buy books of essays that I WILL BE REQUIRED TO READ! I am positively giddy with excitement! I will be REQUIRED to read good writing and to be prepared to discuss, critique, and write some myself.
Yes, I’m ditching Chinese (zài jiàn!) and taking a different class next quarter. It’s called “Writing Creative Non-Fiction” and I am positively thrilled! Here’s the class description: “Focuses on the craft of short essay (memoir, travel essay, autobiography). Covers narration, characterization, dialogue, scene, voice and tone. Students write and critique short essays and read the work of established non-fiction writers. Suitable for beginning or experienced writers.” Sounds blissful, no?
Also, since it’s not offered on line, I just HAVE to go to CLASS twice a week. Yay, me! (Dave accuses me of keeping my teaching certificate up just to justify attending 3 college classes every 5 years).
Yes, I’m a dork. But a very, very excited dork! And maybe this class will be good for you all, too – hopefully it will lead to some better writing here at my pink toes.
March 17th, 2008 at 6:34 AM
Ooh, I am jealous! I want to take that class!
I like your site–and thanks for checking out mine. I hope to actually keep up with it regularly, eventually!
The link for my article is gone–it was not too exciting, anyway. The irony is it was about preventing the flu, and I got the check for it on a day when my fever was 104 and the whole family was down with…the flu.
Keep writing, and keep in touch!