Creative Writing [Tuesday, 5th Period]

[cuff-me-once.livejournal.com]

Rick had sent an email informing his class to meet at the main campfire, where he sat, typing on his laptop.

"Hey there," he said, grinning, once the class had arrived. "My name's Richard Castle, and I'll be taking you for Creative Writing, and before anyone asks, yes, I am the same Richard Castle who wrote the Derek Storm novels. Basically what we'll be spending the next few weeks doing, is going over some of the process, and with any luck you will be taking an idea and taking all the way though to a finished story."

"And ideas are where it all starts. They can be character-based, they can plot-based, but without an idea, a seed to grow from, you can't even start writing a story. However, as we all know, sometimes it can be hard to find ideas and inspiration, which is why I bought this." Rick held up a large glass jar filled with slips of paper. "The Big Jar-O-Prompts."

Rick shook the jar as he continued "So, what's going to happen is that you're all going to give me your names, where you're from, why you choose this class, and something interesting about yourself, and I will give you an idea from the Big Jar-O-Prompts, which you will build your story around. Now, how you incorporate it in your story is up to you, but I do want to be able to see some form of it in the finished product."


"Also, I'm going to need a couple of teaching assistants, so anyone who's interested come up and see me after class."

[OOC: OCD up!]

[Class Roster]

Comments

Sign In - CW [Week One]

[cuff-me-once.livejournal.com]

Like a writer!

Re: Sign In - CW [Week One]

[gameknowsgame.livejournal.com]

Blair Waldorf

Listen to the Lecture - CW [Week One]

[cuff-me-once.livejournal.com]

Gaze upon the awesome that is Rick. Admire the size of the Big Jar-O-Prompts.

Re: Listen to the Lecture - CW [Week One]

[lovemykilt]

Priestly hoped he wasn't going to get points docked from his grade for not having heard of the "Derek Storm novels".

Re: Listen to the Lecture - CW [Week One]

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Shilo made a mental note to see if the library had the Derek Storm novels, so she would know what Mr. Castle was talking about if he referenced the characters or plot.

Re: Listen to the Lecture - CW [Week One]

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

That was a very interesting jar-o-prompts. Alice wondered if he restocked it periodically, or if, once it was empty, he could go somewhere and purchase new prompts to go in it.

Re: Listen to the Lecture - CW [Week One]

[asgardcreated.livejournal.com]

Jon had no clue what or who 'Derek Storm' was, but he'd check out the library for them later.

Introductions - CW [Week One]

[cuff-me-once.livejournal.com]

"I'm Rick," he said by way of example. "I'm from New York, I'm taking this class because I'm the teacher, and my interesting fact is that once I accidentally cost a cat-burglar his job."

He fished around in the Big Jar-O-Prompts, pulling out a slip with Without warning a timid barbarian arrives and begins interrogating your mother. written on it. Rick felt sorry for the barbarian.

He pointed at a random student. "You next."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[gameknowsgame.livejournal.com]

"Blair Waldorf," Blair said. "Also from New York, Upper East Side. I'm taking this class to add to the skills that I can put on my resume for my application to Yale."

Blair felt the simple fact of being herself was more than interesting.

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"I'm Joan Girardi," she said. "I'm from Maryland, I'm in this class because my mother chose it for me and one interesting fact about me is that I once stopped a school shooting."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[lovemykilt]

"I'm Priestly," said Priestly. "From Santa Cruz. I'm in this class 'cause it sounded like it'd be less serious than the getting out of debt one. And two weeks ago I spent several days as a chameleon."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

"Hi," Valentine gave a slight smile and a general wave, "I'm Valentine Wiggin; I'm from Greensboro, North Carolina. I chose this class because I've always been interested in writing, and, eventually, I want to write the living histories of the space colonies. I guess that'd be my 'something interesting.' I'm a little more than a century and a half in the future, and I hope to be a part of the first group of humans going out to colonize new planets."

Of course, there was a lot more she could say, especially how writing was more than just an interest and she was actually a well-known political theorist in her own world, one said by some to have helped spawn a whole war, but it's not like any of that was important.

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[icecoldfrost]

"Frost, Emma Frost," she drawled, giving her classmates a slow smile. "Originally from Boston, but I'd just moved to New York before coming here."

"I'm taking this class for college applications also," she continued with a nod to Blair, "and I'm a telepath. And yes, that means that I do know what you did last weekend, and no, I really don't give a damn."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Hi! I'm Robin, from Florida, I'm taking this class to see how well I like writing. And, I was on a reality/variety tv show in the late 70/early 80's."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

"I'm Shilo," she said, with a small smile, "and I'm also from New York. And my fact is that I'm from the future."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"I'm Jennifer Walters, I'm from LA, and I'm taking this class because... okay, I thought it would be an easier class. I can't lie. My interesting fact is... before coming to school here, I was training to be a dancer."

It was what she had.

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"I'm Eleanor Robinson and I'm here because I thought this class was going to be about learning to write better, not actual story writing."

Poor Eleanor.

"I'm from 1917 England, just at the end of the Great War. I suppose that would be an interesting fact."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

"Alice Liddell," Alice said, folding her hands behind herself. "I'm from Oxford, England, about a century and a quarter prior to now. I'm taking this class because I have a vivid, overactive imagination, and I thought I should do something useful with it for once. My interesting fact is that I've played flamingo croquet. Not, I should note, very successfully."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[iamnotallgirl]

"I'm Jill McTeague, from Massachusetts, and I'm taking this class because it looked--" like it could pass for normal on a transcript. "--interesting. Since I've never written before and all. Uh, interesting fact." Well, no time like the present. "I turn into a guy for four days every month. His name's Jack. He's a jerk."

Re: Introductions - CW [Week One]

[asgardcreated.livejournal.com]

"Jon O'Neill," Jon told Castle with a grin. "I'm from Colorado Springs, originally from Chicago. I'm taking this class because it sounded interesting."

He paused for effect and then smirked. "Thirteen months ago, I didn't exist because I'm an alien engineered clone of an Air Force Colonel. Well, he's a General here."

Talk to Rick - CW [Week One]

[cuff-me-once.livejournal.com]

Rick's here if you need to talk with him.

Re: Talk to Rick - CW [Week One]

[longislandiceme]

Once again, Bobby was at a workshop that wasn't his. And just like earlier, it was with his currently cat-shaped roommate in his arms.

"Excuse me?" he asked.

Re: Talk to Rick - CW [Week One]

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

"You know," Valentine said, coming up to the teacher once everything was done for class, "you're in need of a TA. I'm in want of being in a TA spot. I think we might be able to work something out here."

Re: Talk to Rick - CW [Week One]

[asgardcreated.livejournal.com]

Jon waited to talk to Castle after Valentine was done. "You said a couple, so I'm signing up for the other TA job."

OOC - CW [Week One]

[cuff-me-once.livejournal.com]

Because the word can't end in his first class.