For the past three weeks or so I’ve been using the excuse of waiting on a critique to not work on my Invictus writing. It’s a terrible excuse, but I kept lying to myself anyway. I’ve finally come to the sobering realization that I have come to the personal part of my story, the...
Getting Through
I wish I could say I’ve made monumental progress on my Invictus piece. I won’t lie though; I’m only a few thousand words in and far from satisfied with any of it. The language is sloppy, the order is wrong, and I don’t think I’m doing justice to anyone in my story right now....
Am Blogging, Am Writing
So I’ve been aware of the Invictus project since it’s beginning stages, last year while abroad I attempted to get involved but got caught up in what I was doing. Coming into this year I knew I wanted to be involved and here I am. Probably a few months too late (classic me) and...
A craft without masters
I remember one of my earliest experiences with storytelling in elementary school, when my second grade class was instructed to write, illustrate and physically construct a book. My story, about a kid that gets sucked into a video game, drew praise from the teacher. Her notes in red at the end of the book...
Getting Somewhere
Since this blog is about the writing process I strongly encourage you to read my last blog post before reading this one. Now that we’ve gotten past that let’s talk about what’s happened since the last post. Wow, this is awkward. My last post was about figuring out what you need to write. Unfortunately,...
“No Comfort” Zone
Anytime I’ve written, it’s been in solitude. It was in the same category as “using the restroom”: things that are only proper to do alone. Ambria Martin is another student taking part in the Invictus project this time around. I’ve heard her make multiple open offers to everyone else to meet up and “write...
Writing away the crazy
This project means more to me than my college courses. I ignored presentations, quizzes, homework and other projects to work on my Invictus piece. I have detailed, borderline-insane, handwritten notes on how each scene serves the the story as a whole. Most of them were written when I should have been taking lecture notes...
Immersion
In 1992, just before my second birthday, my grandfather suffered a severe heart attack that left him with a damaged memory. He had equal difficulty remembering old memories and forming new ones. My mother would always tell me I was the only consistent thing that he remembered, because he never thought he’d live long...
An Introduction
Hello! My name is Keshia Smith, and I’m a 21-year-old journalism major and creative writing minor. I’m excited to be a part of Invictus this year! But I have to admit… I was a tad bit scared at first. The thing that makes writing non-fiction difficult to me that your stories are not fully...
There Is Hope
I joined Invictus Vol II as a last chance. I tried to be involved with student media on campus but never felt that it was the right fit. I mentioned this to my friend Kyle Hovanec last spring and he suggested I join the group. I had already had Brad for a few classes and knew he...
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