Fiction writing

would be like. In this assignment, the student has creative freedom to select which kind of dinosaur the story is about and what their dinosaur likes to eat, play with, etc. An entire unit of fiction and non-fiction read-aloud lessons on dinosaurs prefaced this assignment. Students were already given other writing assignments that assessed their knowledge of different dinosaurs and, therefore, this assignment was more aimed to assess overall student…

and often lied to her mother. After only about a year, Dessen dropped out of Greensboro College in Greensboro, North Carolina, but later took some classes at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, graduating with highest honors in Creative Writing. After college took the job as a waitress at the restaurant Flying Burrito in chapel Hill while trying to begin her career as an author. She would write during the day and go to work at night. Her first book entitled That Summer, was published…

all the requirements of the assignments and the course, but they have also shown how my writing improves through each draft. In the process essay, I accurately describe and analyze my writing process, and discuss how it can be improved, by making it more flexible to fit different styles of writing, especially creative writing. In…

Commercial and Literary fiction are both appealing genres to many people. They each follow unique writing styles that authors use to describe their ideas. Commercial writing can be compared to eating at a fast food restaurant, which is easily accessible, appeals to large population, and is served in a leisurely environment. On the other hand, literary writing is like attending a formal dinner, which requires a certain status, dress code, and is high class. The two short stories that are used to…

Writing has always been something I loved to do. I can remember writing stories, poems, journal, and letters every day after school. Not because they were required, but simply because it was something I enjoyed. However, when I got in high school, writing became more of an obligation. I would have to write about stuff that didn't interest me in any type of way. So, I would only write when I had to. Eventually, though, I started back writing for fun. I continued to write stories just for my…

stories of fiction and fantasy easily transported me to the center of those stories. Learning to read came easily for me and I particularly fell in love with fiction books as a child. I often felt excited to read magical adventure stories like the Harry Potter and Pendragon series. Reading thick novels at such a young age helped me expand my vocabulary and literacy ability. My skills in English class were positively affected by my hobby of reading because I was able to read and comprehend…

If writing was a meadow of delicate wild flowers on a shinnying spring day than spelling would be the prickly weed hiding low amongst the flora to sting the unwary. At age ten I was an enthusiastic reader. I’d read anything from science fiction and fantasy to nonfiction nature journals. Much of that enthusiasm came from my mother’s love of literature and her joy at having daughter who wanted to be as bookish as she was. Little did I know at the time that despite mom’s pride in my bookworm…

He was mostly known for his way of writing. His writing was widely imitated by other writers. It’s said that his writing was “a plain, forceful prose style it was simple sentences and few adjectives or adverbs. He wrote in exact descriptions of place and things.” His most famous novels were his early works ‘The Sun also Rises’…

of personal feeling and subjective view of the writer. Moreover, the writer uses metaphor, symbolism, and allegory which the critics think that Maus may be fiction more than is an autobiography.(citation http://www.gradesaver.com/maus/study-guide/questions-of-genre-in-maus) Fiction is…

enjoy writing. I would rather read than write any day. The reason I enjoy reading is because I can be in a different world just by reading words off a page. I can read for hours on end and never get bored. However, when it comes to writing I have a hard time finding words to put on the paper. I can write a research paper because I have a specific topic to write about and the paper is formulated. I know I need an introduction, body paragraphs with examples, and a conclusion. Yet, writing…