Creative writing software.
Sent this to 'ajl' but thought I should post it onto my own site aswell.
Wehay!!! I went in to school this morning to find it deserted! They are having two weeks off for half term and no one told me. What a LOVELY surprise, so as you can see, I came straight home, cuddled my delighted dingo dogs, and made a coffee while my computer chuntered and groaned itself into the land of the living.
I'm not sure I agree about the writing package. Yes it can help us to be creative, but I suspect it could also have a restricting effect on our own imagination. Yes, it would help to keep us on the 'right' path, but sometimes isn't it good to let our imagination amble off in a different direction? In deviating from our original idea, we might find a new, totally exciting angle that we would have otherwise missed within the confines of 'creative writing' software.
I think it is a good idea for people to learn the craft in a methodical way and can't understand why primary schools, where literacy skills seem to be plummeting to an all time low (although the government probably wouldn't say that!) haven't started using packages like the one we looked at. But as I said in our lecture, laying down a set of rules against something which primarily comes from our own unique, individual imaginations is a bit like the Suzuki violin method, it creates very accurate, perfect musicians which leads to crystal clear, soulless playing! What I suppose I'm saying is that it's a good grounding, as long as people move on and develop their own style after using it.
Right, that's my very overdue comment on our lecture from weeks ago, now I'll endeavour to get up to date on the rest of the techno-lectures, and try not to look around me at all the kitchen debris and dust on top of which I am currently balancing.
look forward to seeing you on Wed. X
2:35 AM
Wehay!!! I went in to school this morning to find it deserted! They are having two weeks off for half term and no one told me. What a LOVELY surprise, so as you can see, I came straight home, cuddled my delighted dingo dogs, and made a coffee while my computer chuntered and groaned itself into the land of the living.
I'm not sure I agree about the writing package. Yes it can help us to be creative, but I suspect it could also have a restricting effect on our own imagination. Yes, it would help to keep us on the 'right' path, but sometimes isn't it good to let our imagination amble off in a different direction? In deviating from our original idea, we might find a new, totally exciting angle that we would have otherwise missed within the confines of 'creative writing' software.
I think it is a good idea for people to learn the craft in a methodical way and can't understand why primary schools, where literacy skills seem to be plummeting to an all time low (although the government probably wouldn't say that!) haven't started using packages like the one we looked at. But as I said in our lecture, laying down a set of rules against something which primarily comes from our own unique, individual imaginations is a bit like the Suzuki violin method, it creates very accurate, perfect musicians which leads to crystal clear, soulless playing! What I suppose I'm saying is that it's a good grounding, as long as people move on and develop their own style after using it.
Right, that's my very overdue comment on our lecture from weeks ago, now I'll endeavour to get up to date on the rest of the techno-lectures, and try not to look around me at all the kitchen debris and dust on top of which I am currently balancing.
look forward to seeing you on Wed. X
2:35 AM
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