On Writing Prose

上一篇欣賞了Estelle老師的散文作品後，Estelle老師想和我們同學分享對散文寫作的心得：

On Writing Prose
by Estelle Jiang

There are also quite a few websites instructing you how to do creative writing. I did not read their instruction closely; however when I wrote my little article—“The New Leaves,” I also followed the three steps I provided for poetry writing.

To begin with, I do feel a lot about the seasonal changes on our campus whenever I go strolling on the hill or along the river bank. I remember clearly that I was once shocked to find the beautiful maple trees on the hill severely sick. The following spring, I was tremendously delighted to find them blooming.

Last year, I also felt bad that my best friend in my department got retired. Seeing young faces on campus or in class only made me sigh with sorrow. How life goes on noiselessly and swiftly!

Then, I connected the two things together and wrote my little article. To overcome the sad feelings of the ebb and flow of our life, I found strength and enlightenment in the maple trees when I composed the article. Finally some extra work was done to make the article smoother and more with literary playfulness.

I believe if you listen to the class outside a classroom, if you take a walk on the sports field at sunset, if you visit the campus restaurants at noon, if you sit down in our library, you’ll have interesting discoveries. Then, do not hesitate to write down what you feel, see, hear, or even smell and taste. You’ll find such English writing quite rewarding.

同樣地，繼續歡迎同學們發表自已的創作，踴躍投稿，參與Nccu & Me 第一屆全校英文創作比賽，詳見比賽辦法。