tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355888672884446534.post6767057074001248500..comments2023-03-09T16:06:29.892+00:00Comments on Teaching Creative Writing: Creative stimulusSusan Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03468427734522075026noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355888672884446534.post-38420721992807308182010-10-25T23:50:31.684+01:002010-10-25T23:50:31.684+01:00Helen -- thanks for your response and hope you don...Helen -- thanks for your response and hope you don't mind if for next week I include and enlarge upon it... as, probably, most people do not tune in to all the comments. But, so, yes, no -- I have not had direct tutor-experience but have, as a student, multiply witnessed the phenomenon you saw... rest of the story to be continued next week. SLKSusan Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468427734522075026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355888672884446534.post-76227962814810652052010-10-25T20:30:17.407+01:002010-10-25T20:30:17.407+01:00Susan
I will definitely try some of these exercise...Susan<br />I will definitely try some of these exercises - thank you. Talking of 'sour puss' students, I was at a workshop a few weeks ago (as a 'student' myself this time), when, for one exercise, the tutor gave us each a piece of paper with a room in a house written on it, then an object (all outdoor objects, eg: birdbath) - and asked us to close our eyes and imagine the room with the object - and then, finally, a character's name. We then had to write for five minutes or so, a scene involving the room, the object and the character. You know the kind of thing. At that point, one of the delegates pushed her chair back and announced that she was leaving, as this 'wasn't what I had expected!' The poor tutor offered to talk to her in private but the offer was rejected and off she stomped. Very strange. I think this was 'fear' rather than a misunderstanding of what the workshop was going to involve. It was a shame, because she missed a great workshop! I wondered if this had ever happened to you?! And if so, how you handled it? <br />Helen YendallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com