The concept of writing a story as "stories within the story" is one with which I can identify. The battle of determining what voice your character is going to have and whether or not the story will be told in first or third person can sometimes boil down to personal preference. What I am finding out more and more on my writing journey is that a writer must pick the narration style that best suits the delivery of the message within a work. First person come more naturally to me, but when I start one story in the mind of a three year old it doesn't really work. So, do I switch to third and then shift to first when my character comes of age? What Prose and pretty much every other book about writing will tell you is that you can do pretty much anything you want. That's the beauty of writing - freedom.
We also learned about interviewing strategies fir our author interview paper. I was very excited to learn that my undergraduate professor, Susan Hubbard, has agreed to let me interview her. I am currently putting together the questions and can't wait to see what she has to say. She is an extremely gifted writer and has the ability to create character driven stories versus plot driven stories. I am really looking forward to the interview.
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