Dear Gary

Dear Gary,

I must begin by explaining how much I feel I have been challenged over the course of this class. I now have a new perspective on creative writing through short stories and poetry, that I never thought existed. I would be lying if I said this class was easy because it was not at all a breeze. The journey from the beginning to end was a difficult one for me. Although challenging, I am pleased to have experienced and learned what has made me a stronger writer.
My fictional writing has improved by applying the use of better form and use of dialogue, clear choice of words, stronger plot and perspectives. Assignment and readings in our text were a vital part of improvement. Using the journal assignment in fiction writing and the details of life around was a fun way to develop details. Short story and prose practice required influential details and concrete use of words to describe the point of the story. Short story or prose was a nice transition to poetry.
Poetry was by far my favorite part of class. I enjoyed learning how to become more poetic and musical by avoiding the assumption that poetry must rhyme. Alliteration, assonance and other musical devices showed me that I can provide more attractive pieces that I wasn’t aware that I could produce.
In closing, I would like to thank you for inducing change and development the past several weeks. There were times I was quite frustrated but now understand the importance of critique and hard work. I feel that I have accomplished a lot of hard work and truly apprectiate the world of creative writing on a much more intimate level.


Sincerely,

Christie Cottom