Creative Writing: Chapter 3 and 4

Now, I will talk about chapter three and four of my chapbook, Four Aprils. 

Beginning with chapter three, this chapter will be consisting of nine pages and includes images from Unsplash as well. Set on the day of April's departure to America, signaling the start of a new journey; it includes flashbacks of what happened between April of 2022 to 2023. Although the second chapter shows April to be more self-conceited to writing and reading, disregarding his friends, this time April changes to appreciate his friends and class more. Particularly, he was confronted by his close friends, a scenario that he feared. However, he then realised that they cared for him and that he was also to blame for what had happened.

Another aspect that was highlighted is April's own struggles with writing and reading, in which he found himself concerned about lacking talent. As such, he went to a well-known Indonesian writer regarding his book, in order for him to gain confidence. He left the writer's office having learned that he's still young and should take his time, as well as the fact that many writers have their own insecurities or concern for mistakes on their work. The chapter's last pages then shows his last days of spending time with friends and family, especially his birthday. Then, his fear as he was at the airport, saying goodbye to them, and walking to the gate where he can't look back.

Here are screenshots of page 



Moving on to chapter four, which only consists of a page and no images. This chapter will serve as an epilogue, showing how April is doing in America, and how the other characters are doing after a year. The last few sentences will emphasise how time flies fast, and a lot of things continue to change in April, other people, and the places he knew. He acknowledges that he has come to accept such changes, and that they are what made April who he is today. Then, we move on to the last page of the book, which will be the image credits.


The next post will be about the revisions and changes I made to the book.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Website Research: Hirokazu Kore-eda and Dany Cooke

Image
In this post, I will look into two websites by filmmakers and compare both of them. This research will help me on creating my own website by considering the use of colors, layout, typography, image, useability, navigation, and my overall thoughts on the website. I will be looking into Hirokazu Kore-eda and Dany Cooke's website, with both being filmmakers and quite experienced in the filmmaking industry. I would like to learn from two websites of two very different directors, with Kore-eda a 60-year-old filmmaker that is internationally known, and Cooke a young freelance filmmaker. Hirokazu Kore-eda's Website First off, I will talk about Hirokazu Kore-eda's website. From the home page, the website looks very simple, with a showcase of stills from his films. I noticed that his website only consists of Top, News, Profile & Works, as well as Message in the navigation, with the layout being centered and in a long bar. When I scrolled down, there is his twitter feed, news f
Read more

Website Creation: Gallery Page

Image
In this post, I will talk about the process of creating my Gallery page for my website. Because the layout of the gallery page already exists, I don't have to choose a template. The font I will be using Avenir. I began by editing the "My Gallery" section on top, then I wrote a short description on it as well.  Moving on, I moved on to the projects. I deleted most projects that the website has, and included my project, which is Grief & Loss Script, a 10-15 page long script on the theme of grief and loss. In it, I also included pictures of my script and my Milanote. In the future, I will be updating this project section with my progress on the script. After finishing the "My Gallery" desktop page, I moved to edit the mobile version. I changed the title to 24px and the description to 14px. I also tried to change the size of the project since it's too small, but after trying it, the size can't be altered.  With that, I had finished my Gallery page. Check
Read more

Reflection: Moments of Sorrow

Image
I gained an interest in theme of grief and loss through films and through my own concerns. I feel that the theme itself is very heavy, and is a challenge to write because of its complexity. However, I wrote this story for more personal reasons. I often thought about whether or not I will be ready when people I loved died, and how I will be able to move on from those moments of sorrow. As such, I feel that this is personally a way of preparing myself to face that fear. Along with this, I wrote this story because I want to not only understand the nature of grief and how it affects people, but of how we can move forward from an unforgettable loss of a loved one. As an aspiring filmmaker, I am very much eager to learn about all aspects of filmmaking, especially writing which I view to be the most important aspect of films as its often the core of the story and film itself. As such, this project has helped me to do more writing, especially in terms of having to fit the story into only 15 pa
Read more