Mon 2/22--Journal entry due on Canvas
Go back to your favorite cafe or place to observe people.
Describe people's appearances:
clothes
gestures
bodies
and, especially, their faces
Word count: 900 words (but only 300 need be on the topic above--the rest are up to you!)
Tues 2/23--Read Chapter 4, "Building Character: Characterization Part II" in Writing Fiction.
Skip the short stories and exercises at the end of the chapter.
Optional: read Charles Baxter, "Loss of Face" in reader pp. 33-45
Thurs 2/25--Read "While the Women Are Sleeping" in the reader, pp. 136-149.
Think about how Javier Marias describes his characters: what methods of characterization does he use and to what effect?
Fri 2/26--Writing exercise--to be shared on Canvas (note: other students will be able to see what you write):
Choose ONE of the following options:
Based on your people-watching and inspired by the story "While the Women Are Sleeping," take the strangest character you observed, imagine having the most bizarre conversation possible, and see where the dialogue goes...
Make sure to describe the character clearly and fully--really show us this person
OR: Choose exercise #2 on page 155 of Writing Fiction.
OR: Choose exercise #3 on page 155 of Writing Fiction.
Word count: 600 words