CMN238 – Paperback Hero
Task 1B – Critical Reflection
Name: Samuel Hair
Student ID Number: 1081985
Tutor: Will Elliot
Word Count: 505
Primarily with writing, any individual’s ability is stimulated from teachings, as well as textual sources. And while both are as equally as relevant in manipulating the thinking process of a creative writer, at this moment I will discuss what is the more important texts that influenced my ability to write my Task 3 story. The two texts I will be relating to are Will Elliot’s novel ‘The Pilo Family Circus’, along with sections of the texts of Sherlock Holmes ‘The Sign of Four’. The novel and the extract later were very influential in the writing of my Task 3 Story, as genre I chose for the story was Crime/Horror. I will proceed to explain the relevance of the genre I selected to use, as well as the texts I thought were the most relevant to development of my story. …show more content…
The text itself is a horror story, including some sick humour, but mostly focuses on the warping of a man’s reality, creating an alternate persona that is completely separate from himself. What I learnt as a writer, is that in order to successfully appeal to a specific audience, you must possess a great understanding of the genre you are attempting to write, and also use the correct language associated with that particular genre. Elliot intentions from the beginning leave the reader with a sense of dread throughout the novel. Originally I wanted to create a short-story based upon Journal Entries, however as it was later pointed out this was unlikely to have any single relevance to a genre discussed within the course, and so I attempted crime/horror story
Task 1B – Critical Reflection
Name: Samuel Hair
Student ID Number: 1081985
Tutor: Will Elliot
Word Count: 505
Primarily with writing, any individual’s ability is stimulated from teachings, as well as textual sources. And while both are as equally as relevant in manipulating the thinking process of a creative writer, at this moment I will discuss what is the more important texts that influenced my ability to write my Task 3 story. The two texts I will be relating to are Will Elliot’s novel ‘The Pilo Family Circus’, along with sections of the texts of Sherlock Holmes ‘The Sign of Four’. The novel and the extract later were very influential in the writing of my Task 3 Story, as genre I chose for the story was Crime/Horror. I will proceed to explain the relevance of the genre I selected to use, as well as the texts I thought were the most relevant to development of my story. …show more content…
The text itself is a horror story, including some sick humour, but mostly focuses on the warping of a man’s reality, creating an alternate persona that is completely separate from himself. What I learnt as a writer, is that in order to successfully appeal to a specific audience, you must possess a great understanding of the genre you are attempting to write, and also use the correct language associated with that particular genre. Elliot intentions from the beginning leave the reader with a sense of dread throughout the novel. Originally I wanted to create a short-story based upon Journal Entries, however as it was later pointed out this was unlikely to have any single relevance to a genre discussed within the course, and so I attempted crime/horror story