Mariah2012

1) Which did you enjoy the most: writing on your own, small group writing or whole class writing? Why?

It’s really hard to choose but I think I liked writing on my own with teacher guides better than I liked writing the other two, mostly because I didn’t have to worry about whether or not all my fellow writers were active enough. I also didn’t have to depend on anyone but myself to get done what needed to get done.

2) What do you think was your best piece of work this year? Why?

My best piece of work was probably Halyn’s journey to the gates. I thought it out and planned it just a little better than anything else.

3) What did you struggle the most with in this class? Why?

I struggled the most with scaling back. If I could, I would have written forever, but I had to pull back on the details in each piece, if only to spare the readers some time.

4) Reflect about your character and region. How did your character change over the course of the semester? (You may want to look at your original character ideas). Did you like how it came out? What could you have improved or changed? What would you have needed in order to improve or change it?

Halyn didn’t change in any way that I didn’t plan (she sort of turned into a background character in the final battle) but she had gradually become more equipped for whatever strange places the Fox sent her off to. She even stopped attempting to run out after a while, which went directly against her internal fight or flight response.

5) What suggestions do you have for this course for next year?

I’d suggest adding more group quests with more combinations, but I would also suggest having each character do a solo quest as well. I think the solo quest would help everyone delve deeper into their characters and backgrounds and learn more about how they want to write their people.