completed first draft??? (1 Viewer)

[physician]

Has anyone completed their first draft yet....

I'm not even near completing my first draft... i never seem to finish any of my peoms.. i just don't want them to end... i've probably reached the word limit... but tonnes of work has still got to be done in order to have my first draft complete...

anyone allready done a first.. or maybe even a second.... or who knows maybe even a third draft....?

 

[physician]

well 9 views and no replies.. i guess that could be a good thing

 

[rific]

i just don't want them to end...

Then you probably shouldn't end them. If you think the poem/s is complete with out a traditional ending, leave it as is. Even if you think it may be better with an 'ending', leave it a couple weeks and come back to it and see if it can work with an abrupt ending. Poetry is good like that Even if your teacher says it needs endings and sends it back, remember it is still your work and so long as you at least allude to the varied style in your reflection, you should be covered.

 

[physician]

Then you probably shouldn't end them. If you think the poem/s is complete with out a traditional ending, leave it as is. Even if you think it may be better with an 'ending', leave it a couple weeks and come back to it and see if it can work with an abrupt ending. Poetry is good like that Even if your teacher says it needs endings and sends it back, remember it is still your work and so long as you at least allude to the varied style in your reflection, you should be covered.

what an interesting suggestion... i was planning on doing that for one of my poems.. where the fact that it didnt end and that it was to extend throughout the entire EE2 course and not have an ending ....was to be symbolic of the theme that the poem was representing...

maybe i could do that for all my poems... I mean i don't have one single poem that has an ending... and some of those poems have been lying around for over 3 months now... (not unattended of course...)...

my teacher doesn't really say anything... i think we're teaching him about the course more than he's teaching us... not that he's not a good teacher or anything it's just that he's never really had the chance to teach the course before...

but once again thanks for ur suggestion...

 

[black_man]

im not sure i have any sort of drafts or anything, i'm just writing...and writing...and writing, although i have eased off because half-yearlies are coming up. but still, i might have enough for as many as 3 major works, i just have to pick the ones i think are the best and then arrange them into a nice pattern that works. although i am still writing more, so nothing is set in stone yet.

i think i'll only know what goes into my major work when the time comes that it is imperative that i hand it in, but im pretty sure of around a dozen of mine that are going in one way or another (i think maybe 18 poems will just about account for the word limit)

but yeah, i know what your saying physician, sometimes you can be at a loss as to how you're going to end a poem, and yeah, coming back after a long time sometimes works. or you can even re-arrange the structure of the poem to create a feeling of closure in it, i dunno, thats all i can really offer, im sorry

 

[Khypheneight]

Don't worry too much, I'm in the same boat... I still haven't really done all of my first drafts yet either... my teacher says they're too dark and that I should lighten up, ha! Little does he know that most poetry comes from dark places, atleast with me... what about you guys? Where do you get your inspiration?

 

[rific]

Always glad to offer a suggestion, I love writing poetry and the writing process in general.

lol, and as for the 'dark' stuff, you should do a creative writing course at uni, the dark stuff always draws the best responses.

 

[Khypheneight]

Yeah... I'm thinking of doing that... do you do extension 2?

 

[rific]

I did ext 2 during my HSC, now I'm a uni student, doing a teaching degree, major specialisation is english, lol, so you could say I enjoy the subject. Last year I did two creative writing courses for my degree, so I'm happy to help out if anyone wants a second or third opinion on a piece.

 

[black_man]

i think poetry is perhaps a means to explain that which is inexplicable, hence it seems as though inspiration can present itself literally anywhere that you can find, but my whole concept is a study of music, hence mine are mostly drawn from there, though it seems the possibilities and muses are endless. However, it might be noted that some muses are perhaps more popular than others, hence some become a little bit over-used. Personally, ive felt i've always had to be careful in writing ones that are dark, or angst-related, largely due to the fact it is difficult to avoid slipping into these kind of trite expressions. It might be the same in describing feelings of love and affection, and things in relation to that. just thoughts really, im not really one to say what is and what isnt.

 

[Khypheneight]

Thanks for the offer of help Rific... I'm here for you too (",)

 

[rific]

Thanks for the offer of help Rific... I'm here for you too (",)

I'm only doing one English class this sem, Renaissance Drama, lol, the only poems I'm writing now are, well, quirky, I think is the best way they've been described... oh the joys of not writing with the threat of marking over you

 

[phatic]

I don't really write drafts either... I usually organise ideas in my head, then maybe think up a few lines to get started... This is hard though, and takes time... Two and a half weeks and I've written three stanzas which I'll actually use. With another poem I've tried a bit of automatic writing, which I might edit and form into something decent.

I'm thinking of changing it into a short story with a bit of poetry involved actually, since I don't think I'll be able to write enough within the time limit... So far I haven't even finished one poem.

 

[zenger69]

i've done my first draft for my speech................. it's only a three thousand word composition maybe thats why.

 

[physician]

i've done my first draft for my speech................. it's only a three thousand word composition maybe thats why.

good job... poetry is about 3500-4000 because the reflection statemnt is like 1000-1500 words... I'm gonna have to do a heap load of work in these holidays... and i've allready got an english assessment... thats is soooo annoying...

good on ya zenger69 3000 words is till a good chunk of writing...

 

[Meldrum]

I'm into my second draft for Scripwriting,
These holidays weren't no carefree fling.

Although, it must be said,
scriptwriting is easier than making a bed.

Don't be too down
if you feel the clown,
for being smitten
by how little you have written.

Buck up, tie your shoes,
head down...FUCK THE BLUES.

 

[nowitski]

hi guys
im new here i,ve just completed my 4th draft and still havnt completed i have a word limit of 5000 and havn't finished yet should i conclude or keep writing. your ideas will be appreciated.

 

[black_man]

hey

honestly, i would keep going, i'm kind of in the same sort of situation in the sense that ive written somewhere around 70 or 75 poems, and dont have any intention of stopping, even though my teacher has urged me to. I think this medium is a little bit different to a script or speech or even a story since each poem is a work in itself, and they can be arranged to form a composition. Keep writing, because one may materialise that is a really profound work, and could perhaps override another that you intended to place in your work, my final product has changed at least 20 times with the inclusion of new material, and the poetry form is really dynamic, it changes and evolves, so the more you write, it is often the case that the technical aspects of it and the expression may improve

 

[666_blessings]

I'm in a bit of strife at the moment. I've only written about 1000 words worth of poems but i'm composing/reviewing as i go along. Anybody else in the same boat? Or am i the only one on the titanic?

 

[physician]

I'm in a bit of strife at the moment. I've only written about 1000 words worth of poems but i'm composing/reviewing as i go along. Anybody else in the same boat? Or am i the only one on the titanic?

no need to worry... i've just spoken to the captain on the titanic.. he told me there's nothing to worry about....

i'm in the exact same situation... but we don't arrive at our destination until about 3-4 months.. so we have 3-4 months of writing left to do on the titanic.. which is great... ur always telling me how bored u get especially after we hit that iceberg (i.e. the HSC).... we can still make it off the ship in time if we hurry... i think it will sink on the 23 of August....


Ok.. enough stupid jokes....

yeh umm.. i've actually done 928 words.. so ur ahead... and i'm aslo reviewing them as i go along... some have been drafted 3 times.. others have aslo been analysed by 2 uni students (thanks rific and IH)... who have given me exceelent feedback.... so i'm not really worried... and neither should u be... as long as u continuously work on them.. u'll be fine... (at least that's what i keep telling myself)