Monday, 13 February 2023

Project on creative writing. Developing Ideas

It's time to create a book now that the Urban Photography Project has concluded. We're going to be working on a chapbook for the next two weeks.

A chapbook is a type of small, inexpensive, illustrated book or booklet, popular in the 17th to 19th centuries in England and the United States. Chapbooks were often sold by peddlers, or chapmen, and were used to entertain, educate, or inform people, especially those who were illiterate or lived in rural areas. They typically contained popular ballads, tales, fables, or religious and moral stories, and were printed on cheap paper and bound with plain or decorated paper covers. The term "chapbook" is derived from the name given to the itinerant salesmen who sold these books.

                                     Little Red Riding Hood - Chapbook from 1810 


My idea

The main character, let's call him Sebastian, whose father left him when he was young and was raised by his mother, decided to start his adventure with seducing women. After many failures in relationships, he decides to uncover the secrets of seduction and begins his long journey to self-improvement.

Sebastian dedicates a lot of time and effort to become an expert in relationships and seduction. He quickly gains popularity as a personal development coach and begins to teach others how to win the hearts of women.

However, one day, Sebastian falls in love and starts a family. It seems like everything is perfect, but quickly his life is full of problems. His career as a personal development coach starts to decline and his relationship with his wife deteriorates.

Sebastian starts to lose hope and falls into depression. He feels that his life is empty and hopeless. But eventually, he realizes his mistakes and starts to strive for self-improvement in order to regain his life and relationship with his wife.

Sebastian's story is not just about his experiences but also about how important it is to continuously improve and learn from one's own mistakes in order to find happiness and fulfillment in life.

Source: https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/chapbooks


1 comment:

  1. Okay you have a plan and initial ideas that we completed in class but you need to actaully add your research and your writing work and the timed exercises from class please update your blog

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