What a privilege to have another group of young people choosing to be in a writing group with me and to describe it as “great and fantastic opportunity”, “golden opportunity” , “amazing course”, “lifetime opportunity”, “perfect chance” “honour” and as a blessing. One student even got carried away to say “if I do get chosen I may have a higher chance of winning the Nobel Prize”.
In making a case to be included in the group they said:
- “My target is to reach my full potential and release the writer within me”
- My top priorities are:
- Education
- Success
- Being the best I can be
- The writing workshop “will hopefully open my imagination to help me think outside the box”
- “Reading is one of the things that make my life great. When I am reading, I lose myself so much into the book that I am not aware of what’s going on around me”
- The writing workshop “will benefit me not only in my reading and writing in English but also boost my level of confidence”
- The writing workshop “will inspire me to become a better writer”
- “I have never been lucky to have a chance to apply for a place on a course like this”
- “No matter how brilliant your work is, I believe there is always room for improvement”
- The writing of authors such as JK Rowling and John Steinbeck “is almost addictive to read as it’s wild and interesting”
- “I am willing to give a hundred and ten percent”
I just hope I can live up to their expectations.