Competency #7

By far the most challenging class that I have taken at UAS was English 461, Advanced Creative Writing, with Emily Wall. The peer review and critiques lead to numerous rewrites of short stories. In addition to learning to become a writer is the process of reading like a writer. After years of training to read analytically, I found it difficult to switch to reading as a writer. This unique process looks at the tension that is created by the author and how he or she uses tension to tell a story.

• Tension leads the audience to develop a relationship with the character or characters, whether it is animal, plant, or human.
• A desire to know the outcome of a character.

• Desire brings the reader into the world of the character, leaving an imprint within the reader’s memory. A good author will engage the reader with conflicts by the use of tension; this then creates emotion within their audience.
  
• My work of fiction is available through the professors.