Of course it wasn't good enough. It was your first draft. If constructive feedback is that upsetting to you, why would you take this course?_muse_ said:i wrote 2 pages in the xmas holidays, i showed my teacher and she told me i had to change the narrative technique i was using to 1st person. I was really happy with the work i had done but now ive lost all motivation because it obviously wasnt good enough
Perhaps, if your teacher suggested changes that altered the point of the story, you weren't communicating that point terribly well in the first place?_muse_ said:it was a first draft that i was happy with, i was willing to make changes, but what my teacher said was ridiculous, she wanted me to change so many things that by the time she finished rattling them off the whole point of my story was lost. I am more than willing to accept constructive criticism and i will take what she has said think about changing a few elements but atm ive lost motivation to continue writing
yeah i mean of course there were going to be errors in mine, i have terrible grammar and i have a habit of making my characters a little to knowledgable for their age...glitterfairy said:Hmm. Why not try the first person and see how it goes...
Although my teacher also wanted me to change from first person narration to third person at one point. There are also other bits I was pressured to change, and in reflection, I really wish I'd dug in my heels and stuck to what I felt was right. After all, it is YOUR story, not theirs, and if it feels wrong to you, you'll be regretting it for a while...
*feels regret*
That being said, first drafts normally aren't very good - it tends to take a LOT of editing and re-working to get nice consistent flow in there And thinking about editing is always the hardest part - just do, don't think!
Awe, don't think that. You're like my friend, she has 4500 bits and pieces and no plot, but I'm sure we'll all make it through.katesaurus said:ahh
ive written about 2000 words
but there all mumbo jumbo, thoughts and ideas mixed together
that doesnt make sense
Its mainly in first person
but doesnt seem to be having a plot whatsoever
YAY
ahahha
i think im going to fail
Mentors? I wish!!! God would my life be easier if I had a mentorkyu_chan said:Ohh~~ Lucky~ Your motivation was high and you probably have a good mentor too... Our mentors are always "too busy" doing other things...
Society and culture? Cool. I have major assignments for Chemistry and Biology... ;_; *nervous as hell*
I'm already breaking out... *looks at hives I got a day ago* -_-;; Hahaa, wonder what will happen when the HSC comes...