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"Strange Snow" and other stories
Title
"Strange Snow" and other stories.
Creator
DeJong, Laura Quinlan, Florida Atlantic University, Bucak, Ayse Papatya
Abstract/Description
Weather assists in shaping our reality. It is an unalterable condition of the world that we are born into. This short story collection aims to present the nuances of weather. It attempts to acknowledge wind, rain, snow and lightning as forces that shape the world of its characters, forces that even influence the structure of the story itself. In some cases, weather acts as metaphor; in others, the weather seeks to alter language itself. The beauty of a snowflake resides in image and language.
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13293
Subject Headings
Symbolism in literature, Fiction--Technique, Weather--Literary collections, Short stories--Collections
Format
Document (PDF)
Beginning a novel
Title
Beginning a novel.
Creator
Daniels, Hal Eric., Florida Atlantic University, Childrey, John, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
Writing a novel is a formidable task. The average 300-page novel must contain a beginning, middle and end and is comparable to the structure of the movie screenplay. The latter comprises a first act in which characters and their situation are "set up;" a second act, which reveals the conflicts of the characters; and a third act, in which the situation and conflicts are resolved. The author, a community college writing teacher, recommends that his students create vivid characters and then...
Show moreWriting a novel is a formidable task. The average 300-page novel must contain a beginning, middle and end and is comparable to the structure of the movie screenplay. The latter comprises a first act in which characters and their situation are "set up;" a second act, which reveals the conflicts of the characters; and a third act, in which the situation and conflicts are resolved. The author, a community college writing teacher, recommends that his students create vivid characters and then write an outline. The outline will serve as a roadmap, guiding the students from the beginning of their novels (the set up) to the end. Several famous authors, including Stephen King and Elmore Leonard, insist they do not use outlines. Rather, they create their characters and project the novel to its logical conclusion, according to the parameters of character. However, screenwriting guru Syd Field disagrees. Field believes an outline, written on a paradigm diagram, will keep the storyline on course and result in a more satisfying ending. The author agrees with Field.
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Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12906
Subject Headings
Fiction--Technique, Creative writing, Fiction--Authorship, Fiction--Outlines, syllabi, etc
Format
Document (PDF)