Berandor
lunatic
Tell me about it. For tomorrow, I'll have to prepare a short analysis/critique of a text that is horrible. Reading it once was tough; I just cursed my way through a second time (for the analysis), and I think other students looked at me strangely because I couldn't sit still while reading that dreck. Terrible style, no proof-reading whatsoever, and boringest plot with a totally unlikeable protagonist. Argh!orchid blossom said:
The seminar is done by an accomplished author who's visiting the university ("poet in residence"), and we had a lottery on which texts to discuss. Mine isn't among the chosen - so to get me involved, I had to do the introductory analysis. And the author adamantly refused to give even short, informal commentary on my and other stories that weren't drawn for discussion. Curiously, we read 5 stories so far, and all of the authors had never written anything before and more or less just did to get into the seminar with the author (there was an additional seminar on his books, which they attended). Of those who seem to be really interested in writing, there's one story among the lucky 9 that are discussed. So it's really disappointing, especially with the direct comparison of Ceramic DM.
