GreatMamuka
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I'm a computer science major. I write code. I write lab reports. I do not 'tell stories.' But my university requires a creative writing elective for graduation, so here I am in a narrative writing class with a bunch of English majors who've been writing stories since they were kids. I feel like I'm in a foreign country where I don't speak the language.
The professor talks about 'voice' and 'pacing' and 'character development' and I nod along but I have no idea what those words mean in practice . My last story came back with comments like 'the dialogue feels wooden' and 'the conflict resolves too quickly.' I don't even know how to fix that. Has anyone else been a non-writer in a writing class? How do you survive? Are there like... formulas for stories?
I need structure, not vibes.
The professor talks about 'voice' and 'pacing' and 'character development' and I nod along but I have no idea what those words mean in practice . My last story came back with comments like 'the dialogue feels wooden' and 'the conflict resolves too quickly.' I don't even know how to fix that. Has anyone else been a non-writer in a writing class? How do you survive? Are there like... formulas for stories?
I need structure, not vibes.