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fiction writing class again
I got my grade for the 2nd draft of my story. The teacher had great things to say which basically came down to this story is great how it is so she said I should try to think of another "layer" to add to it. I'm not sure what to do. She made some suggestions, one being that her mom has cancer or something, but that seems so corny. It doesn't fit with the theme of the story so that's out.
Patrick suggested that maybe her mom or something was in a car accident since there's a line where the girl says she doesn't drive because she's afraid. That might actually work, but to fit in that stuff I'd have to take something out because there's a hard 10 page limit and the story is 9 1/2 pages at the moment. I already cut a ton, and I'm not sure what else can go. I also need to rewrite the beginning a little based on some suggestions from my group.
It felt really good, though, when I read that the story is "functioning at a high level." Part of me was wondering what I would do with it after the last revision, because I worked on the plot as well as characters (we were supposed to focus on characters) and have it to a level where I think the revisions are mostly cosmetic (word choice and stuff). The draft is due Sunday night, so I'm going to spend tomorrow thinking about it.
Patrick suggested that maybe her mom or something was in a car accident since there's a line where the girl says she doesn't drive because she's afraid. That might actually work, but to fit in that stuff I'd have to take something out because there's a hard 10 page limit and the story is 9 1/2 pages at the moment. I already cut a ton, and I'm not sure what else can go. I also need to rewrite the beginning a little based on some suggestions from my group.
It felt really good, though, when I read that the story is "functioning at a high level." Part of me was wondering what I would do with it after the last revision, because I worked on the plot as well as characters (we were supposed to focus on characters) and have it to a level where I think the revisions are mostly cosmetic (word choice and stuff). The draft is due Sunday night, so I'm going to spend tomorrow thinking about it.