tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post521413429110573284..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: Starting Out #3: Do you need to do a course to be a writer?allison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-6035271630657109052013-02-08T03:17:06.359+11:002013-02-08T03:17:06.359+11:00It's six months since I started blogging and I...It's six months since I started blogging and I've realised that writing is what I love. Then it was a question of doing a course or not. I was struggling with this dilemma, but after reading this I'm sure that I waant to do a writing course. Thank you so very much Karen for blowing away the cobwebs in my mind :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-59436946697201548702013-02-05T18:34:54.555+11:002013-02-05T18:34:54.555+11:00I would love nothing more than doing a "prope...I would love nothing more than doing a "proper" writing course through university but having those same commitments as Karen (mortgage/husband/family) have thwarted me. <br /><br />Sadly my husband is of the opinion that you don't need a degree, you just need the right talent and determination to succeed at this game (though funnily enough he has a degree and its gotten him far in the publishing world!) and that the hardest part is just getting a start. <br /><br />That being said though, the AWC short course was a valuable insight and I would so love to do their chick lit one next!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911678503912496884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-7256569104837906462013-02-05T12:09:52.680+11:002013-02-05T12:09:52.680+11:00Totally awesome posts Allison - thank you so much ...Totally awesome posts Allison - thank you so much for sharing.<br />I did the Magazine writing course at the Australian Writing Centre - and you were my online tutor. I learnt a lot from you and am hoping to put it into practice very soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142707595298504108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-82321248420924536642013-02-05T08:16:25.827+11:002013-02-05T08:16:25.827+11:00Cheeky!Cheeky!allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-49162590973240481562013-02-04T22:20:23.506+11:002013-02-04T22:20:23.506+11:00Makes me want to sign up for a course. Know a good...Makes me want to sign up for a course. Know a good tutor? xMultipleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621170366257326241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-56403395996120580402013-02-04T20:02:55.284+11:002013-02-04T20:02:55.284+11:00Thanks for having me Al. It was great to be part o...Thanks for having me Al. It was great to be part of this awesome series.karen @ rhythm&methodhttp://therhythmmethod.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-69963396926825699422013-02-04T19:15:13.887+11:002013-02-04T19:15:13.887+11:00I am loving these posts. I did a degree in Profess...I am loving these posts. I did a degree in Professional Writing & Literature at Deakin University, but then went on to forge a career in marketing and events. Whilst the degree was useful, it seems like a long time ago now! I have three children under the age of four and so I am exploring creative options at the moment. I am blogging and submitting work for publication and I am also enrolled to do a course at the Australian Writers' Centre (more as a refresher as my uni days seem like a lifetime ago). I have had some 'wins' with publication in Daily Life and Web Child and iVillage, but I've also had plenty of rejections. I am still learning how best to manage the disappointment that comes with this creative gig!Michaela Foxhttp://notanotherslipperydip.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-14851733871388463362013-02-04T17:52:05.560+11:002013-02-04T17:52:05.560+11:00I'm part way through one of those prolific Com...I'm part way through one of those prolific Communications degrees and I can appreciate that feeling of being encumbered. Starting a degree after starting a family was probably not the greatest idea but the thought of finance - urgh! <br /><br />I've started looking into one of the Australian Writers' Centre courses, the degree's feeling very laborious and I wonder whether I would benefit from something more condensed in the short term. Loving these posts, keep 'em coming xCarlihttp://www.tinysavages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-75246549303972588612013-02-04T10:57:31.511+11:002013-02-04T10:57:31.511+11:00Oh, I did study some creative writing subjects whi...Oh, I did study some creative writing subjects whilst at Melbourne Uni - playwriting and writing long fiction. It was good. But it all sort of ended there. I needed blogging to give me motivation to write. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-86771392492124745032013-02-04T10:55:54.247+11:002013-02-04T10:55:54.247+11:00Thanks Karen. It is good to know this. I often won...Thanks Karen. It is good to know this. I often wonder if I should enrol to study...but I just don't know if I can face it. I feel like I have been studying for 10 years straight. We'll see! Zanni @ Heart MamaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-70682876263006654732013-02-04T07:17:58.099+11:002013-02-04T07:17:58.099+11:00Loved this post and love Karen:) I've done a c...Loved this post and love Karen:) I've done a course in writing for children and loved it but it made me realise that fiction was not my thing. Then I enrolled in a journalism course, which I'm still enrolled in, but have only done the first 2 assignments. That was about 18 months ago and I've not done anything with it since. I must get back into it and finish but it's a bit bland for me. I've done 2 blogging courses recently and absolutely loved those. so much more fun and practical. i've paid for that course so I need to finish it but it's made me reevaluate what sort of writing I really want to do. Again! Anyway, thanks, both of you, for your cool writing and persistance. Helps me keep on keeping on:) xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894025320777652313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-26433566114876005172013-02-03T23:24:37.783+11:002013-02-03T23:24:37.783+11:00I can see that would be traumatic. It might be tim...I can see that would be traumatic. It might be time to get back on the horse??? Or the bicycle??? Or whatever.allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-49745913212832113352013-02-03T23:22:04.989+11:002013-02-03T23:22:04.989+11:00A creative writing course is something that I'...A creative writing course is something that I've always wanted to do. I did 'Writing for Children' and 'The Creative Writing Process" as subjects at Uni while doing English Literature, but that's about it. My early writing career was cut short when a short story I wrote was selected for an anthology and published in 1995... but they edited the piece and LEFT OUT THE PUNCHLINE (accidentally, apparently) and I was so devastated that I didn't ever submit another thing again. Ever. xMaxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.com