LITR 3731: Creative
Writing 
Lecture Notes
6th meeting, 1st class on fiction
midterm submissions / schedule
last minute instructions |
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3 September-1 October: The following students are required to do Draft Exchanges for their poetry manuscripts: Paul Acevedo, Jackie Baker, Peter Becnel, Jeff Derrickson, Naomi Gonzales, Jennifer M. Leonard, Amanda Pruett, Karina Ramos, Hillary Roth, Faron Samford, Ryan Smith, Natalie Walker, Christi Wood
Final email submissions for poetry + revision accounts
due by noon Saturday 3 October (email anytime b/w 28 Sept. & 3 Oct.)
models of poetry submissions & revision accounts (2009)
Models of poetry draft exchanges
Thursday, 1 October: first fiction workshop (presenters get extra time for poetry submissions)
1st Fiction Author: Faron Samford
1st fiction author’s Discussion Leader: Niki Bippen
2nd Fiction Author: Natalie Walker
2nd fiction author’s Discussion Leader: Jeff Derrickson
Thursday, 8 October: First fiction workshop + discussion of reading assignments
Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 13 (pp. 155-166)
Reading highlight: Jackie Baker
1st Fiction Author: Ryan Smith
1st fiction author’s Discussion Leader: Naomi Gonzales
schedule
Saturday noon deadline
If a crisis, communicate--worst is to make me contact you
Within 1-2 weeks of submission, I'll read your midterms and return a note and grade by email
Welcome to drop in for conference as convenient before or after, or email, phone, etc.
Grading of midterm submissions:
For a response, each of you will get a paragraph or two appraising
1. quality of poem + suggestions
2. quality of revision account + suggestions
3. essay response
But maybe just one overall grade for overall quality
last minute instructions
Titles help me a lot
Title your poem
Title your essay
"Revision Account" is OK, but be creative?