Reading Journal

The novel Blindeness is a fictional story about a epidimic that is spreading through this town. The Blindness that these people are experiancing is very different from the typical kind. Instead of seeing black darkness these victims see a bright white. With the government fully alarmed they start gahtering people who have either gone blind or were exposed to the unkown virus. Being placed in an abandoned asylum the infected must in alot of ways take care of each other. To me it seems if they seperate themselves they will not beableto survive on there on during their time in this asylum. This story great and draws me in completely even though its been going slow so far. I also find the the Saramago wrote this stroy is very different. Dialoge is mixed all together with no quotation marks or indentions. I was told that it gives the reader a blind feeling. I relly like that  style. IT would be a good way to help me improve my dialoge.

Writing Log

For a while i've been working on developing Karen's character by introducing her family members and how she interacts with.  I also wanted to show some changes in her, that is how he decided to handle the relationship with her father and the friend she lost because of him. I also wanted to show her father acts when it comes to being around other people. I'm a little stuck on finishing that portion so i'm starting a new chapter with Gab. For the longest i wanted to make a conflict that would be big enough to affect all my characters and i think i found some thing that would do just that. I begin it with Gab and i'm thinking of a way to build off of that so that it can spread to the other characters. 

Reading Log

For the pass couple of weeks i've been reading the writing fiction guide and its helped me to develop my  characters  a lot better. I feel like the advice she gives her readers are easy to follow and so it easy for me to produce characters that seem real.  I've also been taking time to read my mystery novel. From this book i've learned how to give my story a certain speed. Since it's a mystery the novel moves in a some what slower speed. So that i can gather all the clues and evidence clearly, i'm guessing.

Writing Journal

The Process for continuing my story has been a little difficult, but once i got advice on what to do my flow of writing has been much smoother. What i've began to do is writing sections or chapters for the story in no particular order. This helped me create conflict because before i started doing this i was very stuck on how to get my story to progress. With the new chapters i will write around it making it all connect. the chapters and events jumping from one character from the next it gives me more to write about. For instance i've almost finished three pieces that revolves around a party that Mills, Karen and Gabriel go to. At the party a number of events take place causing all three characters to come together at some point, this also gave me a chance introduce a character that did not play a special role( Karen's old Best Friend). I used this to time to show more parts to Karen and Gabriel.
The next pieces that i am near to completing is where i try to show where the relationship stands between Mills and James( Her aunt's Husband).I'm also considering having James personal prospective on things because i feel like i haven't let his character grow in to his own person. I think it would be good to show his personal prospective on the events that take place in his home, maybe giving him a secret of his own.

Reading Journal

I've been reading Absolute Fear, but it's been hard keeping a steady pace in the book because i've been a little busy. When i do get free time the mystery is slowly unfolding. The book is similar to what im trying to write because there are shifting narrators. I enjoy the way the author makes chapters leaving me wanting to know what going to happen next and whats the big mystery about. I think i might try this technique since my story revolves around my characters secrets .