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HEY PEOPLE!

*pumps breaks for two moments*

So the prompt itself wasn’t released until late yesterday afternoon and I had a staff meeting last night and didn’t get it posted.  But yeah don’t worry, y’all aren’t like ages behind the ball or something so take a deep breath.  Thanks Wordsmith for getting a doc set up.

Now, some thoughts on prose:

There are really two schools of thought on prose: visible or invisible author.  The difference (as explained by @MissFaerieKaiti in the google doc) is that visible authors (like N.D. Wilson or C.S. Lewis) use beautiful words and phrases and narrative voice to entertain the readers.  Invisible authors (like Sanderson and Grisham) write “invisible” prose that blends into the background so that the characters and events live in the forefront of the reader’s imagination.

BOTH ARE OKAY.  It’s totally a style choice and there’s not a right or wrong way to do things.  HOWEVER, since the assignment is about the prose itself, I think we should go for a visible author approach.

Pulling off really good visible prose generally requires a narrator with an interesting voice.  SO, LET’S START WITH THE NARRATOR.

– Who (or WHAT) should the narrator be?
– What about him makes him interesting?
– What about him makes his voice interesting?

Another part of great prose is vivid…. DESCRIPTIONS!  So, let’s come up with a setting that will make for interesting descriptions.  The setting can be location, culture, biome, or a mix of them all.  How will it:
– Make the narrator more interesting?
– Make for great description opportunities?
– Effect the plot of the piece?

I’ll repost all of this at the top of the google doc so that it’s easily accessible.

Good luck guys!

(And seriously in all inter-SE loving kindness, down with Avensbeck.)