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BA in Creative Writing - post mortem

Three years ago, I started out on a part-time BA in Creative Writing. This was an accelerated course, meaning a minimum of 37 hours of work per week and no summer break. credit: Chris Spiegl, Unsplash While that's a lot to take on when you work full-time, the course seemed to be exactly what I was after. It was structured for personal development as a writer and to explore subjects, genres and formats I would otherwise not consider.  Some of the things I've written over the three years include: Fantasy Magical Realism Creative non-fiction Podcast scripts Evergreen blog posts Poetry for Performance (and performing it!) Comedy scripts Writing for theatre Interactive fiction RPG game Romantic Comedy Screenplay for an animated movie (partial) Screenplay for a sitcom (full). Screenplay for a drama (full). One thing I did enjoy was writing for film and TV. Initially, the strict formatting and strange headings (INT. CAFE - DAY) were completely alien but once I realised the creative el...