There are a total of four projects in this course.

Project 1 - The BIG idea

In this project you will complete your first Sensory Write about a subject you choose. This is the BIG idea, your big idea. It could be about anything. The rules are to give yourself between 10 and 15 minutes maximum and attempt to include all seven senses in your writing. Remember, the seven senses are sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell, movement and organic.

Project 2 - Write about a vehicle

Find something in your first sensory write which represents the mood or emotion you were going for when you wrote it. Remember, it can be an object, a situation, chain of events - really it could be almost ANYTHING. This is the vehicle - the objective correlative.

Now you’ve selected the VEHICLE, you’re going to use it as the topic for your next sensory write.

So, on a separate piece of paper or a new document, write the vehicle name at the top of the page. In the Sheeran example, it would be Photograph.

As before, give yourself 10-15 minutes to complete this write and, again, try to get all 7 senses into it if you can (but don’t beat yourself up if you can’t).

If you’re struggling to find something to be the vehicle, then just remember it can be almost anything. Read you sensory write and look for objects that crop up - do they symbolise the feeling you’re going for?

What happened in your write - was there a situation or event which stands out and represents the whole thing?

Did you write a lovely metaphor or simile? A line like: his soul hardened like steel could be just what you’re looking for. Steel could be the ideal vehicle to use in this example.

Project 3 -Panning for Gold

Look over your two sensory writes and pick out all the best bits. If you’re using a computer, copy the golden nuggets and paste them in a new document (don’t cut and paste - we want to retain everything from your writes in case you need it later). If you’re using pen and paper, write the best bits down on a new sheet.

Project 4 - Completing the final lyric

So your final project in this course is to finish and polish the song as a full, completed lyric. The golden nuggets need to find their way into the writing, and you need to write around them to make that happen. For help in choosing and using the golden nuggets to create verses, choruses, find a title and rhymes re-watch lessons 8 and 9.

Manvi Manvi.

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