The second half of this course has been disappointing.
I put much more work into TMA 03 than TMA 01, and I had positive comments from the Workshop and the forums. I felt that it was much better. But the mark was considerably lower. At least I have a clear Pass mark for the combined TMA assessment.
Some comments within the forums suggest that others are in the same situation. As a result of this, some in my Tutor Group have suggested that they will no longer go on to do A803. I don't know of any others who will sign up for it.
I am apprehensive about A803 because I think I will need to do more critical analysis of other students and modern writers. I still haven't found any modern fiction that keeps me wanting to read to the end. Perhaps my writing style does not match what others want to read.
Of course, I also have doubts about my EMA. I wrote it six months ago and have reviewed it almost daily. The first half went into the Block 3 Workshop and the second half has gone into Workshop 4a.
I can't say that Block Four has been useful. About all it has included is the editing process, something I have done almost continuously over the last three years. I do feel that I am now a little better at reviewing my work after this course. I am more concerned about believable characters and well-structured chapter sections. Maybe 5% of the course has been useful.
I am finding it hard to keep blogging because there is so little happening. The Tutor Group forums were down to about four people for Block Three. There has been almost no activity for Block Four.
Alan