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So who is into writing? I for one love it sooo much... I usually tend to write stories and sometimes poetry and song lyrics. Currently working on a long novel which is fantasy based ^^ Hopefully one day when I finish it, a publisher will release it ...lol Anyway...for ppl who like writing, what degree/uni courses are you guys aiming at? Me: Arts/Law :D
 

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So who is into writing? I for one love it sooo much... I usually tend to write stories and sometimes poetry and song lyrics. Currently working on a long novel which is fantasy based ^^ Hopefully one day when I finish it, a publisher will release it ...lol Anyway...for ppl who like writing, what degree/uni courses are you guys aiming at? Me: Arts/Law :D
i like it....but im writing a communist book
 

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So who is into writing? I for one love it sooo much... I usually tend to write stories and sometimes poetry and song lyrics. Currently working on a long novel which is fantasy based ^^ Hopefully one day when I finish it, a publisher will release it ...lol Anyway...for ppl who like writing, what degree/uni courses are you guys aiming at? Me: Arts/Law :D
I like it as well.

I'm also writing a novel ... fantasy based.

Perhaps mine will also be released one day. =]

However, the problem with me is that when I pick up a pen, I never put it back down. =] I keep writing, lol. Hence, perhaps mine will be broken into series.

I'm doing Arts/Teaching.
 

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i have so many incomplete stories, so i don't bother anymore. i only ever squiggle political satire cartoons now. read an article, take out the felt tip, then in half an hour throw it away
 

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I'm writing scripts at the moments. Mostly, I've derived them from another piece of literature (often unpublished). I think I'm more interested in the actual staging, as opposed to the writing.

Oh, and Uni: Creative Arts (Performance/Production)/Commerce.
 

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do you get to direct as part of the course work?
 
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I feel inspired despite nothing particularly inspirational being said...

Arts/Teaching like Sadiah
 

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I also enjoy creative writing, and I'm planning on Arts/Law at UNSW.
 

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do you get to direct as part of the course work?
I have to make a proposal to the head of the department. If it is approved, then yes, I'll get the chance to direct and produce. However, it's not a requirement of the course.
 

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So who is into writing? I for one love it sooo much... I usually tend to write stories and sometimes poetry and song lyrics. Currently working on a long novel which is fantasy based ^^ Hopefully one day when I finish it, a publisher will release it ...lol Anyway...for ppl who like writing, what degree/uni courses are you guys aiming at? Me: Arts/Law :D
are u doing english extension 2 :D??
 

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I'm also writing a novel ... fantasy based.

Perhaps mine will also be released one day. =]

However, the problem with me is that when I pick up a pen, I never put it back down. =] I keep writing, lol. Hence, perhaps mine will be broken into series.
And that's a problem?? I seem to experience temporary periods of intense motivation where I write lots but then my progress will completely cease for ages. Btw; are you matching Stephen King's goal of 3000 words per day?
 

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And that's a problem?? I seem to experience temporary periods of intense motivation where I write lots but then my progress will completely cease for ages. Btw; are you matching Stephen King's goal of 3000 words per day?
Lol.

Yes, I find it a problem when I pick up a pen ... I keep writing ... I just don't stop. Quite annoying, actually. My brain's never empty. =]

No, I ain't trying to match anyone's goal of whatever words per day.

In fact, I don't write everyday ... there's a marriage at my house these days which I'm heaps busy with but yeah ... I write when I feel like ... which is as often as three - five times per week.

I only just started like 4 weeks ago.

I've written 51 pages, I think. Not too much, but I'll get there ... eventually the story will terminate, and the pen will be put down.
 

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i wrote a 'novel' in ext 2 english

but i will be studying medical science
 

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I love people who love to write. It's such a fantastic thing to do.
 

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I love people who love to write. It's such a fantastic thing to do.

mind you baby, creative writing is my specialty, i love writing, using lots of descriptions and imagery, i love fantasy i write alot about that, thats the real shit, that and some action, or i try to come up with my own type of anime and write a story on that, thats why i got a band 5 in standard English, my creative writing did the trick hehe ;)
 

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I love to write but I have the problem of starting and never finishing. Also I can only really write successfully in pen. On the computer I go back and edit, and its so easy to just delete something, and then you never get anywhere. I know that when I edit it in the end I'll probably cut out at least half of it - but at least I would get to that point.

In year nine I once wrote a book. It was about 4 A5 exercise books long - like the thick ones. I wrote the whole thing left handed. Then I left home and when my mother moved she threw them all in the bin. I was rather heart broken and am still not over it. I mean I know it was pretty bad, but still, it was something solid, something I had to show for high school. Its something I'll never get back.

Currently I am writing a story. Its going pretty well, not sure how much I have done, but its moving along. I'm going to finish this one. I find tricks to help me stick with one story is to buy nice notebooks - like covered ones with cream paper. They cost more, but i'm not going to rip out the pages, and it makes me want to finish it. Also, I like stationary so I write with fountain pens, and like mixing inks together to create new colours. Its makes writing more exciting for me, and once I start, I'll go for a fair few pages, its just sitting down and getting into the head space.

I'm doing a BA at the moment.
 

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I love to write but I have the problem of starting and never finishing. Also I can only really write successfully in pen. On the computer I go back and edit, and its so easy to just delete something, and then you never get anywhere. I know that when I edit it in the end I'll probably cut out at least half of it - but at least I would get to that point.

In year nine I once wrote a book. It was about 4 A5 exercise books long - like the thick ones. I wrote the whole thing left handed. Then I left home and when my mother moved she threw them all in the bin. I was rather heart broken and am still not over it. I mean I know it was pretty bad, but still, it was something solid, something I had to show for high school. Its something I'll never get back.

Currently I am writing a story. Its going pretty well, not sure how much I have done, but its moving along. I'm going to finish this one. I find tricks to help me stick with one story is to buy nice notebooks - like covered ones with cream paper. They cost more, but i'm not going to rip out the pages, and it makes me want to finish it. Also, I like stationary so I write with fountain pens, and like mixing inks together to create new colours. Its makes writing more exciting for me, and once I start, I'll go for a fair few pages, its just sitting down and getting into the head space.

I'm doing a BA at the moment.
heh well thats nothing, coz in yr 2 primary i remember i wrote an entire scrapbook as a mini novel, even though the story was retarded, the idea was very intriguing.

i bet, when it comes to writing creative pieces, you couldnt beat me, hehe, in one stage of my life, i was thinking of becoming a novelist, but seeing i had better things to do, i only stuck to this as a hobby, and someday, after uni is over, ill go ahead and publish my novel, coz i managed to sit down and type from scratch a 260pg novel of my very own :) how about that shit? hehehe :skip:
 

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