When I finally plucked up the courage to study for a BA Hons in English Literature, I chose a route that included two modules of Creative Writing that had me trying all sorts of things that I'd never done before – with varying degrees of success! Until then I barely knew what a Haiku was, let alone attempted to write one and as for changing a short (scurrilous) scene into a radio play, nothing could be further from my usual writing.
However, it was such huge fun to have a go and I quite surprised myself at some of the results. I also discovered a weird liking for the study process so, with some serious nudging from my husband, have now embarked on the MA to go with my BA Hons.