My first assignment is to...surprise...write a short story. :) Basically they are just going to see what I've got, and then move on from there. I will more than likely get the opportunity to write more than one story, of course, but right now I am brainstorming for my first one. I wanted to do a fantasy-type thing, but those get to be too complicated for something restricted to 5 (give or take) pages. So my only other option (of course ;)) is to do a historical fiction. That is all I have established thus far. I am going to have to pick a time period, narrow it down, and personalize it. =O So I need some ideas! I either want to do...
1. Elizabethan England...you know...God save the queen and whatnot...
2. The American Revolution, preferably something to do with Abigail Adams
3. The Underground Railroad, either Harriet Tubman or something to do with John Brown?
If you have any suggestions please comment! All I need is the teeny-tiniest nudge in the right direction and I will be good to go!
~ Elisabeth
P.S. I am also trying to come up with a pen-name, like people would do for newspapers in Colonial times. Would love ideas there, too. :)
5 comments:
Congrats! Well, you know me. I would say Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman or something to do with John Brown. But that is just me. I am sure whatever you choose will be great... As usual. You have a gift for writing. You could probably make the dictionary sound interesting... :)
PS But as for a pen-name.... I have no idea...
i would suggest the revolutionary war with abigail adams...but that's just my favorite...
I think I'll do both and decide later which one to submit. :) My issue is I need an actual scenario to write about with Abigail Adams. Something with a defined plot and resolution. I'm afraid I'm at quite a loss...? But I'm determined to figure something out.
maybe you could write about when john adams and his oldest son leave for france...that might be interesting from abigail's point of view...
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