Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2018, Page 124

Description:	CREAwriters helping writers growCreative WrCreative Writing Clubhas been called free, laidback and open. It;s not aplace where you MUSTattend, but one where youWANT to attend.Students who seek tohone their craft come towrite, share and participatein feedback, and thatencompasses a widevariety of people.It attracts a lot ofdifferent people, newwriters and old writers,bad writers and goodwriters/7 Junior BradenMarksberry said, amember of the group.This year, Mrs.Cannon, English andcreative writing teacher, isthe clubs sponsor,facilitator and advocate.With the continuity ofMrs. Cannons helm,Marksberry noted thesimilarites of Cannonsclub and classIts got the samefeel, where there are somespecific assignments, butits a lot about justwriting, he said.LESSONS LEARNED BYTHE WRITERSJust build up to the climax more. Dontstraight away give hints to the reader, but leavethe readers interested in reading more.Tania Luna, 10...having other people look at [my writing]makes the difference.Braden Marksberry, 11Spending time on the specifics makes mywriting cleaner.Emma Ostlund, 11124layout by Ramona VolppSophomore Tania Lunajoined the club as a freshmanand has found the approach ofusing prompts beneficial.Personally, I like beinggiven prompts. I like beingoffered new ideas, because Inever really know if I dont tryout another genre if itssomething that I really like, shesaid. Her tendency, though,gravitates toward fiction.My mind often wanderstoward mystery stuff, orsomething with a big conflict inthe middle.Like her writing exerciseswith various prompts, Lunasreading pattern is similar: sheskips around various authors.Mysteries, of course, grab herattention as do thrillers andaction stories. So, its no surprisethat she recalls one of herfavorite prompts as sinister.It was about finding ahand in a box, she said.Wow, I thought, this is reallydark. Then I got to thinkinghow you could explainsomething like that, or whatkind of situation you could findthat in. I got a lot of ideas, likemurder, or a prank, stuff likethat.wAmAs all students haveexperienced, writers block is athing, and a nasty one at that.Luna has a couple of strategiesto deal with it. First, she keeps ajournal of her past promptresponses; since those are onlyquick writes, she knows she canreturn to those and continueharvesting a story. She alsolooks to mass media.I get inspired when I leastexpect it. I may just be watchinga film or listening to otherpeople talk, and they might saya phrase that sticks out to me,she said. What could I build offthis phrased What situation orstory can I build from here1?-But, it is the part of theclubs function to keep thecreative juices flowing. Lunasays sharing work plus givingand receiving feedback helps hergrow. One session opened hereyes to changing the perspectivein a murder mystery from thepolices point of view to thekillers. Even if youre not in aclub, she has some tips to share.Dont be afraid ofcriticism, because its not alwaysbad [...] and if you think yourwriting sucks, we all start outwriting something cringey.
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