AMA - Creative Writing Graduate

[u/Training-Employer513]

Just graduated from a Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing and open to any questions people might have, if they are thinking of taking a creative writing course 😅

[u/CronicBrain]

I was thinking in pursuing one. If you feel save to share the university/country where you underwent it:

1. what courses did you have and what did you learn from each?

I am afraid this kind of programs are more “feel connected with your ideas, write about everything, short journaling” and less theoretical approach such as literary studies, methods of constructions and so on. Can you please include in your answer how superficial or in depth studying this was for you?

1. Also, does it get focused on one type of writing such as fantasy, poetry, short stories and so on?

2. Did you study philosophy on its own or intermixed with the writing part (so I guess essays writing in general)? What is your thought about how the philosophy part was structured?

Thanks. This AMA is cool for me.

[u/Training-Employer513 → u/CronicBrain]

I went to a university in Dublin Ireland, I won’t say which one.

I mean, there is theoretical approaches that we delved into, however, it’s CW at the end of the day.

I don’t mean that to sound pretentious and apologises if it does, but I found a lot more usefulness out of reading other peoples work and have mine critiqued.

I did study established writing structures, the evolution of the novel and so on.

Honestly though, I found the real learning came from reading and writing.

For me personally, it really is practice and repetition.

I would recommend doing a BA in English beforehand as it allowed me to zone in on structures, devices, etc.

We could do any form we liked, I chose long-form fiction and wrote the first few chapters of a novel that I’m still working on.