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Intro to Creative Writing 1

Intro to Creative Writing 1. Week 2. Intro. Look at the importance of reading for a writer Look at Bryson p 61-65, Picardie 31-34 Look at how writers get a sense of place Discuss the differences between Bryson / Picardie. Reading as a Writer. Analogy with pebbles on a beach

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Intro to Creative Writing 1

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  1. Intro to Creative Writing 1 Week 2

  2. Intro • Look at the importance of reading for a writer • Look at Bryson p 61-65, Picardie 31-34 • Look at how writers get a sense of place • Discuss the differences between Bryson / Picardie

  3. Reading as a Writer • Analogy with pebbles on a beach • Writer’s journal • Looking at set texts • Example from sheet

  4. Sense of Place • Description but not too much • How the “character” sees it • Is this the same as what happens in a novel?

  5. Bryson • Visual impressions • Cultural information • Other locations • “Kid” world

  6. Picardie • Early memories • Family history • Different places mentioned specifically. • Ruth’s in jury • Picking out emotions

  7. Questions • Why is reading important? • How do writers get a sense of place? • What are the differences between Bryson and Picardie? • How will you use a writer’s journal? • How will you find “pebbles” in what you read and what you write?

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