LITR 3731: Creative Writing 2008

Thursday, 27 March:

1^st Fiction Author: Val Gordon

1^st fiction Author’s Discussion Leader: Susan Butaud

Discussion Questions

Author

1.     Where did the idea for “Opposites” come from?

2.     What part speaks to you more strongly than the others?

3.     What part do you think needs tweaking?

4.     Did you intentionally set out to write this as an essay or did it start out as something else?

5.     Is there any part that you would change or delete?

6.     Is there an underlying meaning to “Opposites”?

Class

1.     What part of the story did you like best?

2.     Did any parts seem awkward?

3.     Did you fond any problems with punctuation, grammar, etc…?

4.     Does this work as an essay or would you rather see it transform into another type of work?

5.     Do you see an underlying meaning to this work?