Hump Day Writing

Your stories are due Friday morning. Before class. Not after class. It's pretty simple, you know the rules. Recall the requirements from the blog last class. If you can't remember, scroll down and check. 

Today is the last day you'll have to draft in class. You should have a nearly complete story. I'm available for individual writing help, so don't hesitate to ask. Use this time wisely. 

If you're struggling with ending your story, check out these tips:

1) Your ending should definitely be related to the rest of your story, it should tie it together. It can be however you want it to be, as long as it brings everything back together. 

2) If you have no idea what to do, write several endings. Free write, brainstorm again, re-read your work. 

3) Write in concise sentences. Remember, this isn't a beginning. It's an ending. Avoid going into great detail while trying to end. The end should be final, even if the story is to be continued. 

4) Go back and proofread your entire story. I cannot stress this enough. It is likely that most of you will end up losing points for punctuation, spelling, grammar, usage, and mechanical mistakes. They're easy to miss, so you must read through your work. This is an incredibly important part of the writing process. 

5) Avoid being cliche! really put some thought into how you're going to end your story. Killing everyone, waking up from a dream, etc. are cliches that cut corners rather than making an ending worthy of being proud of. THen again, these are your stories. Keep this in mind. 

Clearly, you have until Friday to finish your stories outside of class. Friday (before class) they're due. By then you will have a published piece of work for me to read! If you're at all curious as to what I'm going to use to grade your stories, click here. Hint: it's a rubric. 

Now write! 

Requirements (a reminder):

Length - at least 12-14 pages, double spaced. That's 6-7 single spaced. A reasonable 10-12 point legible font. I like double spaced for better readability. There's no maximum limit.

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Your Name 
My Name (Mr. Ludwig)
Class Name (The Craft of Writing)
Due Date (4/10/14)