Fri 3/27--Author Talk/Presentation

Homework Due This Friday 3/27:

Author Talk/Presentation (about 1 page—typed and double spaced)

Assignment: You, the author of your stories, will be reflecting on your insights into your writing. Be prepared to share these with the class on Friday 3/27. Bring the questions as well.

1. What inspired you to write these stories? What were some of your influences (books, other writers, things in life)? Refresh us first on what your stories were about.
2. Most writing has a theme (overall message or meaning). Themes are not just one word like “violence” but a statement like “violence begets violence” or “all is fair in love and war”. What were some of your themes in your stories?
3. What have you learned about your writing process during this short story project?
4. What is your revision/editing process?
5. What part of the creative process came easy for you? What was hard?
6. What do you feel confident about in your writing? (Find at least one thing and explain it!)