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Department of English»Student Profiles»Current Students»Louis Brierly
MFA Creative Writing
BA (Hons) English & Creative Writing
"Manchester Met is an excellent choice for developing your potential as a writer. It’s a friendly community that seeks to bring out the best in everyone, and the opportunities made available here will be the stepping-stones for the rest of your life."
My degree is very writer-oriented – by which I mean that my tutors are writers, my classmates are writers, and the seminars are a perfect environment for developing writing skills. Everyone is very friendly and open-minded, which is brilliant.
Talk to people! There is no resource more valuable than a group of friends to bounce ideas off of. Creativity starves in isolation – the more fresh perspectives you have, the better your work will become, and you can avoid that pesky writer’s block.
Secondly – don’t be afraid of your writing! Remember that this course is meant to bring out the unique writer in you, so feel free to experiment. Nobody will judge you for trying something new.
…everything around me! A writer has to be open to their surroundings, and to realise that inspiration is everywhere, in every single one of their senses. It’s very difficult to just sit down, get into 'writing mode', and come up with ideas – you have to do it while you’re out with friends, reading, watching a movie, or even in the shower!
The range of student resources – there’s someone to help with whatever problem you might be having, and a society to suit whatever your interests are.