Mon 3/7--NO SCHOOL
Tues 3/8--Read Chapter 5 of Writing Fiction, "Fictional Place" (156-172).
Thurs 3/10--Setting Analysis exercise:
For this assignment, please do the following:
From a novel or short story you love, pick a passage that describes a setting vividly.
Passage should be approximately 100-200 words in length (see the sample passages on page 171 of Burroway).
Type the passage out yourself (very important)
After you type the passage out, please analyze the passage.
Ask yourself: why does the passage convey setting so effectively?
Remember Burroway's advice and Chekhov's tip on page 165.
Word count for passage analysis (not including passage itself): 400 words.
Please post on Canvas.
Fri 3/11--Read "Cat's Cradle" in your short story reader.
Please note how Aciman uses place/setting in the story:
Is setting the story in New York City integral to the piece?
Start working/brainstorming/freewriting etc. on the new story submission!
Please note that on 3/25 your second story submission is due for workshopping.