READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEKS OF OCTOBER 15-22, 2006 AND OCTOBER 23-29, 2006:

Tuesday, October 17, 2006:

In-class open mic today.

Thursday, October 19, 2006:

Class canceled today. Instructor giving out-of-town poetry reading.

Important!! Since we didn't do any in-class exercises this week, or have any assigned readings, please write two freestyle blog posts entirely of your choice to replace the in-class exercise and the reading/process post.

Here is this week's memoir prompt from The Autobiography Box for blog posts due on Sunday, October 22, 2006:

Remember something or somebody you pursued with a passion. How old were you when this happened? Does it seem a rite of passage, or a turning point in growing up? Did you get the thing or that person? If so, was it worth it? If not, do you have regrets?

Tuesday, October 24, 2006:

Please read Chapter 2 (The Tower and the Net: Story Form, Plot, and Structure) in Writing Fiction .

Important!! Your Writerly Immersion Paper #1 will be due in class today! Guidelines for the paper can be found in the post below.

Thursday, October 26, 2006:

Please read Chapter 10 (I Gotta Use Words When I Talk To You: Theme) in Writing Fiction.

Here is the memoir prompt for blog posts due on Sunday, October 29, 2006:

Write down a story that you tell people that didn't really happen the way you usually tell it. So many times we have a good story we embellish with exaggerations, switch events for the sake of timing or humor, all kinds of things. Come on, it's fun! But after you write down the story you tell everybody, tell the same story in its bare-bones, no-frills, true version. Think about the reasons why you twisted the facts around.