My brain is on overload. I haven't thought this much in ages. At least about ideas and esoteric material like topics for writing, what's under my bathroom sink and stuff like that. I was content to come home, watch mindless TV like "Survivor" and read "People" magazine. Things that don't require any kind of thought process. But now I need to formulate ideas and convey them in such a way as to please the masses. Or at least make them interesting reading. What a list of things to think about, do I please myself or the instructor? "To thine own self be true" Shakespeare said or something like it. So I guess that's the path I'll take. Vague enough for you? I tend to speak in non specific terms, don't want to commit to too much. I took a creative writing course many years ago through Adult Ed and I guess those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So here I am, getting ready to dust the cobwebs off my brain and actually start the process of thinking. "They" say the more you use your brain, the less likely you are to develop Alzheimer's. So come on, English 101, work your magic and help me ward off dementia.
I'm slowly losing brain power, Hope, and I teach writing, so don't get your hopes up for any therapeutic value from 101....
ReplyDeleteThat said, I like your approach here: the middle part of it takes place in your mind and is a loose recounting of your thoughts and reactions. That's an unusual and good approach.
The first and last bits are more conventional but also good--and tell the reader something about you from the outside.