Class began with the prompt: "The alarm went...."
Today we began a new habit. Before writers share their writing they tell the class if they would like positive feedback or not. After sharing their writing the writer chooses another writer or writers to get positive feedback from.
Next the writers used colored highlighters to color code the story "That Girl" according to the author's use of the Elements of Story telling. The class discussed how the aspects were used.
Homework: You should have read at least 12 sections of Writing Down the Bones by Monday. On Monday each student should have written in large letters the title of three chapters of Writing Down the Bones that they enjoyed and / or found valuable.
Additionally, every writer needs to have read the section "Beginner's Mind, Pen, and Paper". Each writer should bring in at least two different pens based on the observations and suggestions in the chapter for class on Tuesday.
Writers were told that their first full story is due Monday, 29 October. The story must have death or dying in it; death or dying can be a metaphor. This assignment is called the "Morbid Fiction" assignment.
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