Reading Response

Second reading response of Week #8

Chapter One of Steering the Craft

I like the idea of writing having a sound, whether it's poetry or a story. It sets the mood and the tone for the entire piece, at least in my opinion, and I feel that without the right sound the piece will fall short. I never really thought about reading my work out load. But that is probably something I need to start doing since I am the anti-comma queen and when I get on a roll I like to add words that don't belong. For example, when I'm writing about a crime scene I like to type "sense" instead of "scene." So reading out load might alleviate that issue... might. I really liked the "A Note on Names" section of the chapter. In my work, I take names very seriously... well, kind of. I am very picky about names, they have to flow with the story and have meaning. In high school I came cross the last name Vaughn... since then the main character of everyone of my stories has the last name Vaughn. It's one of those names that just sounds right, no matter the first name. Stephanie Vaughn.Phillip Vaughn, Boris Vaughn, etc. Plus it means "little" in Welsh and since I am little all of my main characters are little. It's like an inside joke with myself. I'm lame and need more friends... I know.