The Book of Random

Lamenting My Fiction Class's Guidelines...

So I'm taking a Fiction Writing class for my final year of high school. I just discovered the guidelines for the stories I have to write. Let me rant about what I can't write. 

1. No genre fiction

WHAT? BUT I CAN'T WRITE ABOUT REAL LIFE! REAL LIFE IS BORING. 

I should know. My life is boring. 

Although I did take a driver license's test today. That was nerve-racking. 

2. No death or death & grief motivated crises. 

BUT THAT'S AN EASY CHARACTER MOTIVATION...wait...I see what they're doing there...*sighs*

3. No waking up from dreams or alarm clocks as story solutions.

Well now, here's something we can agree on. 

4. No profanity or foul language.

My answer to that is always, "What about Christian cuss words?" In fact, I made up cuss words with friends at a Christian camp. Our counselor catchphrase is a Christian cuss word.

Those are allowed, right?

5. No cliches

Again, something we agree on.

6. No flowery or artificial dialogue

If you've read my Twilight commentary...well, let's just say I agree with this one too. 

7. No preaching

Yes, no hitting characters on the head with a Bible and having them suddenly convert.

8. No stereotypes

What if we're writing a parody?

9. No exclamation marks (unless the character is actually screaming).

BUT I LOVE OVERUSING EXCLAMATION MARKS! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME STOP! MWAHAHAHAHA! *hacking cough*

Anyway, I am looking forward to this class...but boy is it going to be difficult writing about "real life." I'm not looking forward to that.

Thankfully, I have outside writing projects to keep me sane. :D