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- 2. What are you writing? My book is about ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________. But underneath that, it’s really about ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
- 3. My book is about a girl who has to solve a mystery to save her grandmother’s cricket farm. But underneath that, it’s really about the things that are taken from girls and how we take them back.
- 4. My book is about an Irish dancer who catches a wish-granting fish. But underneath that, it’s really about accepting the things we can’t change instead of holding on to wishes.
- 5. My book is about a future world where killer tornadoes are widespread, and four kids at a science camp are trying to stop them but discover a terrifying secret. But underneath that, it’s really about using your powers for good.
- 6. What are you writing? My book is about ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________. But underneath that, it’s really about ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
- 7. What’s your character’s knot?
- 8. IN WHAT POINT OF VIEW IS YOUR BOOK CURRENTLY WRITTEN? 1st 2nd 3rd close 3rd omniscient Past/present? Mixed?
- 9. IN WHAT POINT OF VIEW IS YOUR BOOK CURRENTLY WRITTEN? WHY?
- 10. NARRATIVE DISTANCE The distance between the narrator and the character.
- 11. NARRATIVE DISTANCE 1st Person = No Distance Expressed (usually) with pronoun “I” The world of the fiction is experienced exclusively through this character. Present tense – immediate/in the moment Past tense – with perspective
- 12. NARRATIVE DISTANCE 1st Person Benefits: Empathy Immediacy Unreliable/uninformed narrators Ability to withhold/conceal information
- 13. NARRATIVE DISTANCE 1st Person Limitations: Limited lens Limited language Can feel claustrophobic/grating
- 14. NARRATIVE DISTANCE 1st Person = No Distance Consider the intended audience. To whom is the story being told?
- 15. NARRATIVE DISTANCE 2nd Person = No Distance?/Greatest Distance? It’s complicated. Choose-your-own-adventure ”Voicy” storyteller narrators Useful device when story is too painful for 1st person narrator But…also jarring & uncomfortable to read
- 16. NARRATIVE DISTANCE Close 3rd Person = sliding degree of distance Action Perception Thought Emotion Deep Immersion/Voice Whose thoughts do we see? Single character or shifting POV
- 17. NARRATIVE DISTANCE Omniscience = Greatest Distance The narrator knows all there is to know about the fictional world – including the ending and what came before. Useful for mysteries/classic fairy tale storytelling voice/when theme invites drifting perspectives
- 34. Mentor texts
- 35. Highlight a Mentor Text
- 36. Retype a Mentor Text
- 37. What books that you admire feel like the kind of book you hope your work-in- progress will be? List a few titles that might be “mentor texts” for you.
- 38. Big-Picture Story Chart - What characters, settings, objects, jokes, themes, and threads are important in your project? Are they woven consistently throughout the text?
- 42. What elements will be included on your Big-Picture Story Chart? • Characters • Objects • Running jokes • Themes • Threads
- 43. Plot and Pacing: Characters & Changes
- 44. CH TREATMENT SYMPTOMS BELIEFS ACTION/PLOT POINTS 1 Medicine/light/e xercise Headaches dwindling I-CAN really is a miracle clinic. But there are weird things…confused. Discovers files on computer 2 Medicine/light/e xercise Headaches gone – clarity returns I_CAN is helping our headaches, but Phase III is dangerous/weird. Files on computer, sees changes in Trent – Docs are secretive 3 Medicine only Headaches gone – clarity remains I-CAN is not what it seems – we need to escape Plot to go w/ Molly – failed – desperation 4 Medicine wearing off Headaches/confu sion returning Should we have left? Confused – scared In swamp – find Molly…
Editor's Notes
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Idea from teaching – BLOG – teach mentor texts - but one authors can use, too.
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer. Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today. “The book in my mind” poem Revision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book