1. Marc, Terra, Evann,
2. Courtney, Victoria, Shannon
3. Frankie, Jesse, Marissa, Britney
4. Justin, Joel, Christina
5. Erika, Aubrey, Antony
6. Gillian, Gurpreet, Jacqueline
7. Chelsea, Sara, Alyx, Whitney
It's best if the author reads his/her story aloud to the group as they follow along so you can hear how the author thinks it should be read. You will need to watch your time, of course. Judge by the length of each story. If you can't read the entire story aloud, read the first three pages.
You did an excellent job of editing last time so I expect tomorrow's workshop to really catch any problems.
Look for endings as they are pesky.
Look for dull sentences as they are tedious.
Look for surprise. Does the story keep you hooked? How?
Cut unneccessary dialogue, adjectives and adverbs.
Ensure the title adds to the story--allusion, pun, or image often work.
Ensure there are no proofreading problems, particularly with paragraphing and quotation marks.
Good luck.
Submit a good copy, double spaced Friday and I'll return them to you on Monday.
Friday we begin postcard stories and dramatic monologues so our final days of Writing 12 will send you off into the world with a journal filled with ideas and ways to continue writing long after this course completes.
