I readily admit that things have been quite quiet in here for the past few days…weeks…. erm, months even. Perhaps the most challenging thing about running a student organization is that you have, well, school with which to deal. Even the best of intentions to just write little blog posts go by the wayside in favour of funneling all your effort into the writing that will affect your grades.
Last semester, I had classes where I was writing some 10,000 words per week. It’s a lot of writing for an undergrad, even for an English major. My personal belief is that we are alloted so many words per day, and how we spend them is up to us. Some people talk a lot, some people write a lot, and some people just let their potential words go to waste. Those weeks where I poured out thousands of words, I wasn’t wasting any of my alloted words. I measured what I wrote, I avoided talking about frivolous things, I tried to make the best use of my word allotment. It felt good.
This semester, the English Club is going to have an exciting opportunity for YOU to make the most of your word allotment- a chance for you to show off your writing and creativity. I am very excited about this project, so keep checking back here for more details on what is to come!
We have other events and fun things coming up, and I resolve that we will keep this little blog more active. Be blessed, my friends!
