Blog D12011

Little bit scared of the upcoming assignment
Not sure how to make a 'short' story long enough
Extend by adding (semi?) useless info?  (Similar to the cereal paragraph(s) in (one of?) the short stories we read.
   - Include lots of detailed background, but not fully explained - don't give the big picture
Thinking about the packet from the beginning of the year 'how to write about africa' - is this assignment almost an example of a revised set of those rules?
Worth looking at those rules again, seeing how our new rules differ
DIFFERENCE - AFRICAN SHORT STORIES/AFRICAN WRITING
 - Of these new rules, which apply just to short stories, or to short stories in general, and which apply more to the majority of African writing/literature
Want to include elements in story (top of the head)
 - Small detail
- Implied background
   - Implied relationships
- An example (microcosm) of something in the general culture (macrocosm)
-(Y/N?) Base story off of dialogue?
- Try to keep the majority of the story either in dialogue or reflection
-Reflection could be a good way to expand on minor subtopics: leave more questions but also give more answers when it comes to background (artistic?)
- Should a plot/moral/basic shape of relationships be copied/similar (example a dominant wife, meek and feeble father/male authority, and a rebellious daughter?)
- What sort of background should be used?
- Use an everyday story - few/no special events - the special part of the story should be artfully crafted relationship dynamics - twist should be a change in those