Creative writing course

[erastes]

Woo Hoo!

Just had a call from "Tom" who's the creative writing tutor for the Norfolk County Council Adult Education programme. (Seeing as how I can't afford Malcolm Bradbury's MA course for £4K) Anyway, he sounds GORGEOUS with the poshest voice you've ever heard - like Anthony Andrews in Brideshead - (which means he probably looks like a button-nosed tortoise.) We had a nice long chat and of course we got to the bit:

Tom: "And what do you write?"

Erastes: *dries up* "Um. Er. Well, it's kind of romance. Sorry. Historical Romance."

Tom: "Dont be sorry, any writing is good. "

Erastes: "Um. er" (oh the wordpower of the Erastes) "how can I put this? It's like Brokeback Mountain. In theme I mean. Sorry."

Tom: (stern) "One thing I will teach you is not to be sorry about writing. That's fascinating. I'd been meaning to put a link on the webpage about homoerotica."

Erastes: *In Love*

Anyway, it's too late to enrol for this term but I can join in January! *bounces*

Comments

[rwday.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

*G*

[elfbystarlight.livejournal.com]

Yay! Now just hope the rest of the students are of the same mind... I've had classes where the teacher was much like that one and my fellow students... weren't. Oh well, I'm sure they learned something ;)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that they'll be ok, and not precious like some of the online crit group I'm on.

I'll have his support, though, so that's good!

*bounces* I can't wait!

[starparty.livejournal.com]

Oh that's awesome! He already sounds like a fantastic teacher!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

He certainly seems to know what he's talking about - he says he's there to inspire and to unblock - not teach.

I said that it seems to me that the more I learn the less inspired I am - and he said that's quite normal.

*G*

[xrated13.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sounds so awesome. Go you! :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks! It will be fun keeping everyone apprised of my progress too!

[asphodeline.livejournal.com]

No, don't be sorry, all writing is worthy and yours is certainly worth reading.

*bounces too*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

YOU! I missed you!

*clings*

And thank 'ee!

[shoeless-girl.livejournal.com]

That sounds really promising! Bring on January :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that it will be good. It will get me out of the house at least!

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

Oh, the lovely Tom! His attitude is just what you need after that homophobic nutter on the writing group thing.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Yes, that icon sums up how I imagine he looks. It's too much to hope that he looks like some 50 year old floppy haired courdroy wearing hunk.

*is optimistic*

[l-prieto.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo!!!

Congradulations! Tom sounds very cool :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And he certainly sounds like it. I felt about six years old talking to him. Like the kid in the Hogfather.

"One thing I will teach you"

[dubaiyan.livejournal.com]

Oo yes. Meltingly stern *-*

Re: "One thing I will teach you"

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I'm such a sucker for stern...

[lyras.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! He sounds lovely.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I hope it will be fun! And he's as helpful (and dreamy) as he sounds!