Below I will attach images of the notes I made whilst reading Adam Ganz’s Essay on Lens Based writing. I will also write about the points Ganz makes that stood out to me. I read his essay and made notes a couple of weeks ago, however I’m about to do some creative writing for Pb3, so now is the time to reflect.

• Seperate facts from the implicated meaning of facts: I don’t believe this was a direct quote but its nonetheless something that stood out to me. Often when I write creatively I fall into temptation of trying to hand-feed the audience the meaning (behind what I’m writing). This compromises the creative work in the long run and comes across either as clumsy exposition or heavy handed writing. For example if I want to show a derelict town I should write….The ferris wheel stands next to the pier, its lights cracked and dim. I should not write: The ferris stands next to the pier, a perfect symbol of the now ruined town.
• Often scientists without a literary grasp were the most successful. This relates to subjective writing and clearly conveying imaginative images. No doubt the literate scientists pontificated and wrote using terms and phrasing few could understand. As a creative writer it is necessary not to fall for the same thing, their is no point in writing anything if no one other than yourself can understand it.
• Write what is in front of you, as if the movie is playing in front of you.
• Dialogue isn’t conversation, it is to reveal character and advance conversation.

Below are my notes in the flesh!