I agree that the methods we tried out in class were really useful tools for working with creative pieces. With the color exercise, I think it's pretty rare that a piece is going to have/need to have all 5 senses, but it's nice to be able to get an idea of what kind of sense words you DO have. I also liked the cutting exercise, but I think it would be more useful in non-creative pieces, when the author is having trouble organizing an essay. Usually creative pieces are rather dependent on their organization... the author wrote it how they did because it is a chronological story, has a rhyme scheme, etc. But, if you have a poem that is not dependent on a rhyme scheme, you can get some pretty cool things from rearranging it arbitrarily.
Even though we've had some instruction on tutoring creative pieces now, the idea of doing that on my own with clients terrifies me still. I am not really a creative writer, and I feel like I'd have to have a really solid and thorough knowledge of what makes a good creative piece to be able to work with it. Yeah I have a surface knowledge, but I don't think that's enough. Especially with poetry... I would be uncomfortable on many levels telling someone how to change their poetry. Plus I'd be so unsure of myself whether I'm actually giving them good advice.
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