tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post232548309050788704..comments2023-05-14T08:18:09.346-04:00Comments on The Fictionistas: research papers for dummiesKristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-26267822848620042292008-12-09T13:16:00.000-05:002008-12-09T13:16:00.000-05:00I actually rock the scholarly paper...I actually rock the scholarly paper...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-40404880932123351682008-12-08T14:42:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:42:00.000-05:00We used to call it "toady prose." I actually love...We used to call it "toady prose." I actually loved writing research papers because I love organizing ideas... but it's been a while.<BR/><BR/>It's VERY hard to write dry when you are a creative soul.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825661131803547197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-85039088185997549322008-12-08T12:27:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:27:00.000-05:00When I went back to school a few years ago, I foun...When I went back to school a few years ago, I found that I ROCKED the scholarly essay. So, when I decided to start writing fiction in 2007, I had a hard time finding my voice. The mechanics were there, the ability to put to paper interesting and varied sentences to convey the meaning in my head was there. But my voice had to be coaxed.<BR/><BR/>Now, I don't know if I could go back to the essay. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I could. I loved seeing 4.0 in the gradebook. I could look at that all day. All my instructors really encouraged me to keep going to get my BA, and maybe someday I will. Right now, I'm not willing to give up my writing time for it though.Gwen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372049662768907328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-23221424728800507532008-12-08T12:13:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:13:00.000-05:00HAH--yes, the scholarly academic voice is quite co...HAH--yes, the scholarly academic voice is quite constraining. I feel your pain... :DRhonda Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855833088957182413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-48931196792279731262008-12-08T10:36:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:36:00.000-05:00I know what you mean. When I started nursing schoo...I know what you mean. When I started nursing school, I died inside every time I started writing a paper. The first six words I had to type were "The purpose of this paper is..." WTF.<BR/><BR/>I had written tons of paper before that, including one of the highlights of my romance loving life. I received an A on a paper defending the validity of "bodice-rippers" (feminist prof's wording, not mine) as literature. I even quoted a Harlequin. <BR/><BR/>I just ended up writing with the formula to get through, but in the end, I may have gotten a 100 on one of those nursing school papers. It might have been technically perfect, I will never be proud of one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com