Not the greatest title; I doubt the instructor wrote it. But who cares, it's been fun.
I found out about the class the day before it started and quickly signed up. It's free, held at a convenient time and place, and isn't a huge time commitment (six 1.5 hour classes.)
In our first class, after introductions, we got a copy of American Gothic, wrote stories based on the characters, and shared them. Our homework was to write a story based on Christina's World. In the second class, we shared them.
Next it was Whistler's Mother. I struggled with this one. I had an idea almost immediately. The next day I hand wrote the opening scene. But I didn't know where to go from there. I rejected my first idea of an ending and kept writing.
On to Nighthawks. I love this painting and was excited to write about it. Somehow I ended up with a vampire story.
Current assignment is to write about Madame X. I've got an idea--just need to see where it goes.
At this point, we only have two more classes left. I'm happy to be writing again. Having assignments with deadlines has helped.
How do I keep it up?
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