EWC - Part 1 - Weekly Writing Journal (20%)

Here it is - the MAJOR task for this course, and it's not hard - at least the product itself isn't hard. The hardest part of being a writer, in my estimation anyway, is the fact that you need to write all the time. Even when you're sick. Even when you're busy with other things. Even when you're so sick of writing that you would rather jam a freshly sharpened pencil into your right hand. Writers need to write. That's what makes them writers. And most writers need to write because they need to appease an editor (who is behind a pay cheque).

That's what this part of the course is designed to prepare you for - or at least give you a taste. You will be required to submit a piece of writing (what that looks like will be explained below) once a week for eight (8) weeks (making at least eight (8) total submissions). Your editor (that's where I come in) will be expecting SOMETHING every week, so that's how you will be graded. Once you start submitting you will get a 5/5 if you give me something (proving that you found time to write that week) and a 0/5 if you don't.

Step 1
Choose a day for submissions. This will be the day you will give me something, every week. Think about your schedule and when makes sense for you. You can change this date once.

Step 2
Start writing. It may sound easier than it is - but the key will be making time in your weekly schedule to write something. It doesn't really matter what you write. Some weeks will (hopefully) be insipred and full, and others will be lighter - but the goal is to have SOMETHING new to submit every week.

You can submit either written pieces in person to my inbox (on my desk in J034) or you can email them to me (see contact info. above). It really doesn't matter - so long as you submit something.

Step 3
Select your favourite pieces for your portfolio. (See Part 5 of the course for more info about that.)

Writing Prompts
Sometimes we need a little spark to get our writing started, and there's nothing wrong with that. If you dind yourself unsure of what to write, finding a prompt will give you some focus and allow you to get something out - even if you don't love it, a 5/5 is a 5/5. 

If you do want a prompt, a quick google search will yield 100s of hits, but here are some that I've used. 
20 Writing Prompts
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