A short fiction story I wrote for a fiction writing course. This story tells the tale of a peasant boy living in medieval England whose brother ends up creating a siren. How? You'll have to read to find out.
A Siren’s Revenge
Tag: Fiction Writing
Short Story First Draft
Preview This is what the entire semester long course came down to: writing an original short story. The story was only allowed to be 10-14 pages long, which posed as a problem for me because I wanted to go over. There are a lot of misspelling and incorrect formatting in this draft, but I wanted… Continue reading Short Story First Draft
Plot
Preview For this assignment, we were given a blank template that we had to fill out. Below, you will find the blank version and my completed version. Blank Assignment Fill in the blanks for this plot template. ___________(character's name) wanted ____________, but this was impossible because _______________ and ______________. Consequently, __________. Challenge: how specific can… Continue reading Plot
Fictional Time
Preview For this assignment, we were asked to reach chapter 6 in our textbook which discussed three different techniques. These techniques consisted of Summary and Scene, Flashback and Slow Motion. We were asked to discuss how we would use one or more of these techniques in our short story. My Assignment After reading Chapter 6,… Continue reading Fictional Time
Fictional Place
Preview For this assignment, we were asked to describe where our story would be taking placing using the five senses. The story that I wrote and have been thinking about for years takes place in three different settings, which I realize after writing was too much for this assignment. Below you will find my description… Continue reading Fictional Place
Character Profile
Preview For this assignment, we were asked to create an original character (also called an OC). My OC has been a character I've thought about for many, many years, so this assignment was relatively easy for me. I also did the extra assignment which was to completed an extended character profile sheet. Blank Version of… Continue reading Character Profile
Wired for Story Reflection
This book was full of incredibly useful information regarding novel writing. The book explains what stories are, their purposes and the many different ways that you can go about creating your own. The most important parts that a story needs, according to Lisa Cron, is a plot, a protagonist, a "goal" or story question and… Continue reading Wired for Story Reflection
Ink and Crystals 