At first sight, hardly the most productive way to spend your days, unless you're a writer of course. 'Two pages on Icarus please' we were told, 'size 12 - Times New Roman font and a spacing of 1.5.' Roughly speaking that means something in the region of 800 words, though because of the style I'm using - plenty of dialogue between Icarus and his father Daedalus - I'll probably end up with closer to three pages.
Not sure how Helen (Shipman) will react to the (almost comedy) treatment I'm giving the piece, but I'll find out soon enough. Personally I reckon I'm here to stretch my own wings, to learn a whole range of skills and seek out new horizons. As far as I'm concerned the course is already doing that, and more... I'm like a kid in a sweet shop just now, my main problem is trying to rein in the excitement I'm feeling, the inclination to go rushing in and opening every jar on the shelf.
There just aren't enough hours in the day. Yes I need to learn these things, but I also need to learn patience and discipline.
Chris
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