Loveday Writing

State a belief you hold strongly and explain why you believe it** I strongly believe in making your own positive contribution to the internet. What I mean by this is that the internet is an equally wonderful and dangerous tool. It can be used to raise money for worthy causes, help people get jobs, create jobs, provide much needed information

What do you think would be the best and worst things about going to boarding school?** Best: -Not having to travel back and forth between school and home. -Getting the chance to live with my friends. -Never feeling lonely as I’m constantly surrounded by people.   Worst: -Having to live at school and therefore under constant supervision. -Being away from

Describe a time when you got into trouble, but you were innocent** When I was in Year One at school, I sat next to a boy who used my pencil and never gave it back. I tried to retrieve it and he told the teacher that I was stealing his pencil. Despite the fact that my name was on it,

What on-going sore points are there between you and your parent/s?** My mum and I–Her body image problems have kind of seeped through to me. One example is that she is obviously excited that I’m trying to lose weight even though she is not outright honest about her feelings. My dad and I–When he use to tell me that I

What particular skill do you most lack? How do you feel about it?** Being able to play a musical instrument. Musical instruments have always fascinated me and I tried learning them as a kid–triangle, castanets, glockenspiel, guitar, keyboard and organ–but I got bored because I wasn’t having lessons and I wasn’t in a band. For the last couple of year,

Describe a time when telling the truth would have been a better idea than lying** In my last relationship I held a lot in as I was trying to be the perfect girlfriend. I didn’t lie to him, I just wasn’t as honest and open about my feelings as I should have been, which I regret. I have wondered from

How well do your parents know you?** My parents know me extremely well as they created and raised me and therefore know me better than anyone. They also know me extremely well as I don’t feel the need to keep many secrets due to how open we are with each other. There are some things I don’t tell them but

Take a significant event in your life and write about it** Graduation Day On Monday 15 December 2014, a day that I had been waiting for, for a long time finally arrived–my graduation day. After five years of hard work, personal and professional sacrifices, finding and losing love and other ups-and-downs, I finally got there. My graduation day wasn’t as

What makes you feel insecure? What is security for you** The unknown is what makes me feel insecure. Security for me is: my routine, my family and the truth (when I know for sure the truth is being told to me).   **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

‘One must master the demons in oneself, not deny them.’ What are your demons?** My demons are: *My perfectionist complex—my way of mastering this demon is to embrace the fact that I’m a flawed human being. *My anxiety over every little thing–my way of mastering this demon is to write down what makes me anxious and reassure myself that everything