Packets | A. W. Downer

Getting Close to Close-Third

Posted on December 11, 2009 Leave a Comment

My packet was originally due today (Thursday), but my mentor is out of town, so she asked for it on Saturday. I’m very grateful for the extension. Workshop and Thanksgiving in one packet period ate into my writing time a great deal. I have made a breakthrough. I think I am finally getting the hang […]

One Lump or Two?

Posted on November 21, 2009 Leave a Comment

I just read an interesting article at the Teaching Authors blog on food and fantasy. It reminded me of an exercise I did once for a big project. I wanted to get to know my characters better, so I wrote a few questions for them. A couple of the questions were “What is the character’s […]

Twenty Pages

Posted on November 9, 2009 Leave a Comment

Today, I wrote twenty pages. My hand hurts, but I feel pretty good. My packet is due on Thursday, and for once, I feel mostly prepared. I am so glad that I don’t have to divide my attention between creative and critical work anymore. Yes, that means that I have finished my critical thesis. I’m […]

Fourth Packet Panic

Posted on May 1, 2009 Leave a Comment

Obviously, I’m still struggling with the whole grad school + real life thing or I would have updated during the second and third packet periods. I’m used to this time of year being done with school, not having the fourth packet panic. When I was in college, I could push myself through this I’m-so-tired-of-school! feeling […]