First Story Draft

This week’s assignment will be your first full draft of a story. This submission should be a completed story with characters, scenes, dialogue, details, conflict, and all of the elements that make a story. Remember that there needs to be a beginning, a middle, and an end (keeping in mind the story structure of rising action, climax, and denouement/falling action). For this week, please avoid any stories that rely heavily on genre (science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, etc.). Instead, do your best to anchor your story in psychological realism. Stories must be at least 4 pages with standard formatting.

Remember that, while there is no “right” way to write a story, this is your opportunity to receive guidance and feedback from both your instructor and your classmates, so keep an open mind. If you can’t bear something being criticized, then you may need to consider choosing another piece to be workshopped.

Please provide original work. No plagiarizing.