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Current events in transmedia: speculative fiction character voice sketches
DR. KIM voice sketch (KEYS: proper use of capitalization and punctuation; sometimes uses words of which he doesn’t know the meaning) DR. KIM IN AN EMAIL: This virus is a complete mystery, Chairman. The...
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Current events in transmedia: speculative fiction story outline
Monday 7 a.m. DR. KIM enters his walk-in closet, where he picks out a lavender necktie purchased by his wife over the weekend. 10 a.m. CHAIRMAN OATCAKE is delighted to read the pro-ministry drivel...
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A response: Justin Hall
My initial reaction to Justin Hall is amazement at his candor. I can’t imagine recounting the story of an intimate relationship in such a public and permanent setting. I can see how such openness,...
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A response: Lonelygirl15
I had a hard time not watching more (than four) of these. Lonelygirl15 is an interesting concept, and having first read about the series on Wikipedia caused me to watch the episodes with a different,...
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Models for personal narrative project
I’ve always enjoyed The Onion’s commentary section, and I want to do something similar — both in tone and format — for my personal narrative project, which is why I’m writing two paragraphs about this...
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More models for personal narrative project
I’m no expert on art, though I’ve taken enough art history courses that I can at least talk obnoxiously about some paintings. Still, I think it’s wise to study up on art critics and their approach to...
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Even more models for personal narrative project
Here’s another Onion commentary, this one written from the perspective of a raccoon that would like to enter your house:...
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Personal narrative: character descriptions
CAT is a cat with a taste for the finer things. She has no tolerance for nonsense, and she hates being interrupted during her “periods of immersion,” during which she attempts to lose herself in an...
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Personal narrative: character voice sketches
I plan to write strictly from Cat’s perspective, but for the purpose of this assignment: CAT voice sketch To Mr. Langston: “Drawings? Those things in your first-grade portfolio are drawings. These are...
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Personal narrative: story outline
Monday 8 a.m. MR. LANGSTON feeds CAT and BARTHOLOMEW, has a bowl of cereal then goes off to work. 9:05 a.m. Relieved that MR. LANGSTON is finally gone after what felt like a never-ending weekend, CAT...
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Narrative fiction project reflection
This project was very different from projects I’ve done for other courses, in that I had to incorporate social media and technology elements into storytelling. I’ve taken fiction writing courses...
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A response: ‘Facebooking a journey’
I admire this girl’s creativity and commitment. It would take a lot of work to perpetuate the charade for 42 days, and there’s the ever-present possibility of being found out. I don’t know whether I...
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A response: ‘Google’s ‘Ingress’ will soon let players build scavenger hunt...
I gave this story a close read and still don’t completely understand the premise of the game and its new feature. I don’t really play video games and have never heard of “Ingress.” If seven million...
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A response: ‘Sennheiser teams with Google for ‘Ingress’ headphones’
I’m writing about this story: http://www.slashgear.com/sennheiser-teams-with-google-for-ingress-headphones-09350084/. I don’t know precisely what they’ll be used for, but a company created “Ingress”...
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A response: ‘Ingress Diaries: In the cemetery, at midnight, with the flashlight’
I’m writing about this story: http://www.themarysue.com/ingress-diaries-in-the-cemetery-at-midnight-with-the-flashlight/. The writer used plenty of real-life examples of how “Ingress” unfolds, which...
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Top 5 worst public tech behaviors and why
5. Listening to music through headphones We’ve all done it. In fact, I did it yesterday. It works as a wall that discourages communication and shared experience. 4. Hard-to-notice phone earpieces When...
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Top 5 ways tech makes me feel better and why
5. Keeping aware of friends and their lives I’ve gotten quite stingy when it comes to accepting friends on Facebook; my newsfeed is basically a simulation of my high school days and my family reunions,...
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Top 5 ways tech makes me feel worse and why
5. There are more things to learn For all the information to which technology gives us access, it also expects us to take time to learn technology itself and its different uses. The programs, social...
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Top 5 things that would happen if I gave up technology for a week and why
5. I might make a new friend Who knows? Maybe I’d make a new friend, or even friends. I don’t feel I use technology to avoid interacting with other humans, but I do feel I too often choose technology...
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Top 5 worst things that would happen if I gave up tech for a week and why
5. I might fall behind on news I rely largely on technology to keep me informed of current events and news. Cutting ties with technology for a week would almost certainly put me more out of the loop...
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