ENC 1101-B3 & B4: Writing for Discovery
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Written by hardcoresucks on November 13, 2003 - 15:23
with my essay i wanted it to have a twist ending. i just started writing about this kid named james and how he wanted to be a musician in a band and my story came out. I think the story flows well except for the end but that can be fixed with criticism and time.

I think it needs more depth but I didn’t want to go to deep just yet I just wanted to set up the story and where I plan on going with it to see what people will think. I like my story because it tells of how james is given the opportunity to be in the band he always wanted to but has to question his integrity because he doesn’t know whether he hit leroy or not. I should probably go into more depth with that part because I definitely don’t think I emphasized enough on that part.

Other than the ending I like my story because it took off when I started writing it. I had no idea where I was going with it and it turned out really well, in my opinion, for a first draft. I like being able to write a good first draft because it gives me more to work off.
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Re: boys
Posted by cel4145 on November 16, 2003 - 17:10.
"with my essay i wanted it to have a twist ending." Twist endings are okay. Just be careful with them in that sometimes the reader doesn't accept them and sometimes the reader finds them trite. I think writers sometimes rely on the twist ending to carry the story without realizing the points that I have just made indicate they may actually have to work harder to be creatively successful.

"I like my story because it tells of how james is given the opportunity to be in the band he always wanted to but has to question his integrity because he doesn’t know whether he hit leroy or not." This is good. Definitely keep this as part of your guide when you rewrite in the sense that giving us insight into James and his internal conflict is probably the thing that makes the plot work well.