What did you find most interesting or surprising?
I find it surprising that Stephen is still alive and with a reasonably
sound mind. Starting at two with the
cinderblock being dropped on his foot and progressing to the babysitter from
hell to being physically sick for approximately a year with the doctor from
hell and finally getting poison ivy as bad as he did. And let us not forget the science project
gone awry.
What did you read so far that will be most useful for
feature writing?
It was very helpful to know that he did not sell for years
but was encouraged by his mother to continue writing no matter what happened. He showed tenacity and the ability to laugh at
himself. His ingenuity in trying to sell
his first book at school was eye-opening and ingenious.
What is your favorite quote so far from the book? Write it
and tell why you like it.
My favorite quote is “Let’s get one thing clear right now,
shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no
Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to
come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two
previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the
sun. Your job isn’t to find these ideas
but to recognize them when they show up.”
This is my favorite quote because it so aptly tells you all
you ever need to know about where to get you ideas for writing your own life story. This is one of the things I hope to
accomplish in this class.
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