Final Blog

Hey Everyone,
                      I just wanted to start off saying that I really enjoyed having you all in class with me and meeting you all. I had Creative Writing I with a few of you and were glad to see you guys came back too. I thought this class was really fun and enjoyed getting everyone's feedback on my story. It will help me better my story and helped me see what other people might want from a story besides myself. I do enjoy writing, but this is not something I am super passionate about. I will probably continue thinking of things I could do with my story, but most likely will not act upon it. I know that sounds sad, but writing is just not my favorite thing to do. I enjoyed everyone's story and encourage everyone to continue! Also, since I will most likely not continue writing my story, I will probably not send out my query letter. SORRY GUYS!!! I hope you all have a wonderful summer and hope to see you all soon!!!

Love,
        Hailey Jones

Revising Fiction

      I thought that everybody gave really good feedback. Some things that people said I didn’t take into account because I personally did not see the problem. As everyone was reading me their feedback I would write down what I liked and just avoid what I didn’t. For instance, someone mentioned that they did not like the prologue and did not think it was necessary. I disagree; I like the prologue and thought that it gave a nice setting to the story. It is supposed to be Janey older and looking back on her life and then the chapter is where her life story begins. Another point someone made was that the parents got into drugs to quickly, which I could see that. I will definitely take that into account and go into more detail on why and how the parents got into drugs. Everyone had at least one valid point in their feedback and I went through and changed all that I thought needed to be. Hearing the feedback opened my mind to what others want from the story and helped me to improve my story tremendously. I will continue to edit my story and try to make it better and better. I will be submitting this story for my second workshop in creative writing. All I can hope for is that I hit the parts that everyone thought need work on and everyone is pleased with my story the second go around!!! 

Booktubers

1. I like Grazingpages booktube because she actually discussed multiple books and ranked them in order.Some of the other people didn't even talk about books!

2. In my opinion a good booktuber is someone that reads a variety of genres and ranks their favorites for you. Also, I think it is a good idea to give a brief summary of the book, but not give too much away!!

3. I don't think that the technical/film editing/production quality is too much of a big deal. As long as you can hear and understand the talker clearly.

4. Pretty bookshelves have no importance to me at all.

5. Yes, I would consider doing a booktube. I do not read a whole bunch, but I won't say I would  never do it.

6. I think you should be quite blunt. Don't say nasty words and such, but you need to tell the viewers how you truly feel about the book and not try to candy coat it.

Good Reads

I think good reads is a website that is put together very well. It is easy to find books that you might be interested in or have read. Some of the Authors I have read, have had a good reads account and use it to get their work out there and to show what they are interested in. 298 people have requested your book so far on good reads.  If I had bookshelves I would use the names funny pages, why so serious, drama mama, etc. I like comfort books and addiction fiction. They are catchy names. Finally, I would totally recommend this site to friends. It is a very helpful site!! 

GUESS WHAT I AM!

I am tall and thin, but I can be all different shapes and sizes. I am very fragile, so don’t hurt me because I break easily. Some people say I am half empty, some say I am half full. I am hollow on the inside, unless I am in use. You can see right through me. I can have stripes, dots, zigzags, swirls, animals, or anything you can think of covering me. My colors vary from red, blue, orange, or any color in the rainbow. I can be very expensive or I can cheap depending on what you want out of me. Some people love me, some people hate me. I guess its preference. I don’t really like little kids around me, they are too rough.  Sometimes I can look dingy, but most of the time I sparkle in the light. Take a try and see if you can guess what I am?? 

Writing Workshop

Hailey Jones

The writing workshop worked well with our class. Receiving feedback from your class mates and teacher helps you figure out where you need to improve on your writing techniques. When we read to each other our feedback, we said it in the nicest and most respectful way we could.

One thing we could work on is not saying “you” when sharing our feedback. We tended to say “you “a lot and I feel like that could upset the writer and make them feel as if we are attaching them. Maybe we could say “The Story needs to give more descriptive detail of Harper’s appearance.” Instead of “You need to give us more descriptive detail of Harper’s appearance.”

On another hand, I liked how everyone did not just tell Brooke what they thought needed a bit of work, but they gave her ideas on what she might be able to do to better her story. We worked together on helping to improve the story and make it a wonderful read!

Overall I thought this was an awesome exercise and helped a lot. If we continue to treat everyone with as much respect as we did the first go round, we will be alright. The positive critiquing will help us all reach our goals of becoming a better writer. 

Hailey Jones

Creative Writing II

Jan 15.2013

Emergency

I enjoyed reading the short story ‘Emergency’ the other day. The two main characters were two guys who worked in a hospital together, stole drugs, and used the drugs. There were two main characters, but you never heard what the narrators name was in the story. The narrator was referred to as “Fuck Head” a couple times throughout the story. The other main character is Georgie, an extreme drug addict. This story jumps around some, due to the characters being on drugs. I thought that was interesting because you as a reader can get a feel for what the characters were experiencing with their minds on drugs.  In the very first sentence of the story, the main character, says “I’d been working in the Emergency room for about three weeks, I guess.  I like the “I guess” because before you get into the story the author gives you a hint that the character doesn't have it together fully and uses drugs. I think that the name is ironic as well because the two main characters work in an Emergency room, but they are the ones that need to be put into an Emergency room! Overall, I thought this was a good read and enjoyed it!