April 8: Finishing my Homework

Thursday was my last Creative Writing Class at North Shore Community College (remote). For this last class, we had two "assignments" that we were encouraged to complete (since this class isn't for credit or anything, these weren't "real" assignments, but it was certainly enough of an encouragement for me to complete and submit them.) I liked having these "homework" assignments because it forced me to complete two pieces of writing, both of which I ended up being super proud of. 

I've delighted in getting in the habit of writing this blog, and it has been a relatively easy exercise, but writing short stories/fiction has been more of a challenge for me because I've not had any good motivation to write and I've had absolutely no good ideas for what to write, in addition to not being sure exactly why I am writing (it makes sense in my brain why I should write about my daily delights in this blog, but it doesn't quite make sense for me why I should write fiction for fun, at least not yet]. So being given assignments and a deadline (and very specific subject matter for what to write) was exactly what I needed. 

One of the assignments was finishing what I discussed last week, the new perspective of Hansel and Gretel, which was incredibly fun and delightful to write. The other assignment was our "class project". Our instructor wrote the beginning of a story and passed it one student to add to, then another, then another, etc until it finally came to me. I arguably had the hardest job of wrapping up the story and trying to write a satisfying and cohesive ending, but I delighted in the work and thought it turned out quite nicely. I'm still not sure of what my future with creative writing/short stories/fiction/etc is, but I definitely delighted in the class, and at the very least it solidified my desire to continue this blog. 

I guess the question is, do I enjoy creative writing? Do I delight in it? Do I write for me and/or others? Is it enough to just write for me, for fun/enjoyment? Can creative writing be beneficial to me? Does it have to be? Or do I only enjoy writing when it can make a difference for others? I'm still contemplating all these things, and I hope that I will continue to do at least a little more creative writing in my spare time while I figure everything out!

With delight (and discernment),

♥Jamie