Fictional Writing

Somehow I have spent the last three years of college writing papers on everything and in every style but fiction...until now. For the first time in my history at Manhattanville, I received a fictional writing assignment. It was no joking matter. It was for my Law and Literature class, so as you might imagine it had something to do with that subject matter. The requirements were fairly open, save for the fact that we had to include characters from many major works of literature in our completely new and original story. The concoction that I came up with includes the dear old figures of Holmes, Watson, Horace Rumpole (from the Omnibus series) David Copperfield, Inspector Lestrade, Billy Budd, Amelia Nettleship, Nigel Baringham, and other odds and ends thrown in there. When I first began to write I had no idea where the story was going, so the five page limit turned into a 20 page “good ol’ yarn.” Or something like that.
I must admit that it was strange to delve once more into the land of fiction. Ideas and words coming straight from my head, with no limitations on the part of construed prompts or topics, was a little more different than my usual fare of essays. Overall, however, it was an enjoyable experience. I’m taking a couple more literature classes next semester so perhaps this will not be my only jaunt into that other world.