Mystery Draft Process Blog

The process of writing the mystery draft was a little slow but interesting as well. To be honest, I didn't know how my draft was going to come out but as I kept writing the draft, it all started to piece together. I don;t know if anyone would like the way my draft came together but I think it came out pretty good. It was kind of hard to try and hide their motives for certain behaviors of the characters. But, it was fun to play around with their personalities and it was fun to see it all come together. It was challenging but it was something I wouldn't mind doing again.

Blog Response

What I think the point is of writing a fantasy story is to help expand your imagination and help you try something new for a change. I mean, I like to write fantasy stories all the time but mine aren't they typical fantasy story. Mine are way more special because it's my imagination and no one can create an imagination like mine. One of my favorite children's books, when I was younger, were the Percy Jackson series. I loved how they tied in mythology and added their own imagination in as well. I loved the characters, especially Percy and Annabeth. The Legend was an ok film but I hated how the characters made everything sound so obvious. I mean, honestly we get Lily is the innocent girl so stop yelling at her. She is obviously naive and doesn't mean to do half things she did, but as they say, curiosity killed the cat.

Fantasay

I've recently watched an anime on Netflix that deals with many elements of fantasy. The anime was called Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. This has many elements such as magic, prophecies, and mages and wizards. The example I will use is Sinbad. He uses many of what we call Djinn Requips. Djinn Requips are when a person who possesses a Djinn, can physically fuse with a human being.

Sinbad has 7 Djinns. Below, will be some pictures of him in his various forms.

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Review

The book had filled in a lot of holes that were missing in my heart. For example, I love how they made Edmund the innocent, naive child and Lucy the one who makes the first discovery of Narnia. But, I noticed a parallel between Narnia and England. The Witch is like the German Army, who goes around inducing fear in Narnia which is England. I picked it up as soon as Aslan explained to the children that she wasn't the rightful ruler of Narnia, which also compares to the Germans' behavior at the time, believing that they were the superior race. The Witch personified Hitler. Think about it. Their behavior was similar, if not, in fact, the same. This book fulfilled all of my desires and is truly a great read.

Martian Chronicles Review

There were a lot of tropes in Martian Chronicles. An example of this was the Bee Gun. In that, it was actually a Death Ray but in a sense it was like a portable Death Ray. Another example of the was when the Second Expedition came to Mars. That was like a First Encounter. Of course, the aliens didn't believe them that they were from Earth and didn't respect them as much. Also, they don't have any cooks but they do. I mean, thye have the hot dog stand so they kinda do cook. I mean, this book wasn't giving me something that I found was missing in Dandelion Wine. That was suspense, adventure, the gruesome action of blood, guts and eyeballs. I felt like that was missing a lot. What I leanred is that science fiction is really weird and it has its own surprises.

Martian Chronicles Post #1

The title of the chapter was June 2001:  -And The Moon Be Still As Bright. This story is about when the astronauts from Earth land on Mars and experience their first night there.  A passage that describes the setting is on page 49, paragraph 3, "It wouldn't be right., the first night on Mars, to make a loud noise, to introduce a strange, silly, bright thing like a stove." Another passage that describes it would be on page 48, paragraph 1, "It was so cold when they first came from the rocket into the night that Spender began to gather the dry Martian wood and build a small fire." This passage sounds like it starts it begins the middle of the story and shows it from the humans' perspective. Bradbury uses the setting to comment on the conflict by using the cold atmosphere of Mars, having the humans debate on whether to use the chemical fuel or make the fire handmade. In conclusion, this story was about the struggles of humans on Mars.

Response To Science Fiction Ariticle

This article, How Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles" Changed Science Fiction (And Literature), shows that science fiction in its entirety is a whole different genre than people back in the 1950's have experienced with. He breaks usual 'traditions' when it came to writing "The Martian Chronicles. Instead of going with the more typical setting of new and advanced technology or having everything look like a utopia, Bradbury starts with more of an "at home" setting. He doesn't go along with what most people think of when they hear the words science fiction. He strays away from that and uses his own imagination to create his story. Ray Bradbury also makes allusions to American history. The article clearly states, "Just as Europeans landed in North and Central America wholly unprepared for what they found there, Bradbury's Earthmen are unprepared time and again for the wonder and the horror of Mars." As you can now see, Ray Bradbury changed science fiction and flipped the script on what a good science fiction looks like.

Dandelion Wine Evaluation

What I didn't like about Dandelion Wine is that it seemed very..redundant. It was all about people who have experienced different things during the summer of 1928. To me, I want something with a little more action. I mean, sure, I like the witty references such as calling an old man a time machine. That's probably ONE of the only things I liked about it, The other story I liked was the one when the women were all having a good time together and all of a sudden one of them is followed home. What I learned about writing from the book was that writing doesn't always have to sound so formal, such as "Madame". I learned that it's ok to write in your own voice, not as someone that you're not. The author didn't make much of an impression on me because when I heard his name..it gave me a weird vibe like, 'Oh dear, this is gonna be a dragger." What I mean by that is that he gave me the impression that Dandelion Wine was one of those books that drag on forever and ever and ever, with seemingly no end in sight and for me as a reader, I hate stories like that with a burning passion. At least this story changed on perspective every so often. It was probably the only reason why I didn't lose my mind when I first started reading it. I learned a bunch of things from the book though. What I learned is that you have to live each day like it's your last because you don't know when you're going to lose it.

Dandelion Wine Post

The first story of  Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is about an old woman named Mrs. Bentely who tries to convince three children that she was once young. What I liked about this story is that as it goes into more depth, we found out more about her past and her losses or gains. We also come to find out that Mrs. Bentley had a hard time moving on from the death of her husband. Another element I liked about this short story is that it uses the ghost of her husband and makes it seem real to her. I love how the author uses her loss of a husband to gain more wisdom, telling her that all of those things that she has aren't hers anymore because they are things of the past, of what used to be. I liked the message he created in this story which was, don't hold onto things from the past for it will hinder you in the future. 

       

The second story of Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is about when Douglas finds out that the trolley was being shut down. I liked the message in that story which I thought was that all good things come to a sudden end. This is shown when Douglas says, "Don't make the same kind of noise. Don't have tracks or wires, don't throw sparks, don't pour sand on the tracks, don't have the same colors, don't have a bell, don't let down a step like a trolley does!" This shows that Douglas hated the fact that the trolley was being taken away, shortly after the Green Machine was shut down. I thought of the story as a heartwarmer but also as a reminder that things end, but good things end much sooner.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

My Valentine's Day Anti-Poem

Roses are red
Violets Are blue
If you like Valentines Day
I hate to tell you...

Favorite Genres

My favorite genres are Mysteries and Thrillers and Fantasy. There are many reasons why these are my favorite. For Mysteries and Thrillers, I love the suspense it gives me when I'm reading those stories at 4:00 in the morning while drink cold hot cocoa. For Fantasy, I love how they use the magical element. For example, Harry Potter with the phoenix that dies but comes back to life. It uses mythical creatures that I can grow attached to.

Writing Tips Assignment

The top 10 rules that made sense to me was the one that said, "Writing doesn't love you. It doesn't care. Nevertheless, it can behave with remarkable generosity. Speak well of it, encourage others, pass it on."  The reason why it made sense because I commit to that rule more than any other of the rules. I think my writing isn't bad, but it could always improve. I would accept criticism but not in a demeaning way. I practice the rule that was mentioned earlier on and I also practice the rule for getting rid of words you don't need.

Uniqueness

I feel passionate about uniqueness! Everyone has the right to be unique. Take me for example, I am a person who loves to deceive others into getting what I want. Although that may not be the best way to be unique, it's a way. Of course, there are other ways to being unique. You could have different interests than someone else. That's the simplest ways, my darlings. You know what I would when people tell me when they say I'm weird? I would say, "Grell is weird as well, but he's well-loved!" It is very much true my darlings. Anywho, I just want to say that being unique is not bad and if you're teamed up with other people, it turns into an advantage.

My First Post

Hello, my darlings! I'm Alquasia Maye, but others call me Grell because of my love for the color red and for my love my dearest bassy! If you don't know who that is, that is Sebastian Michaelis! I am a student at School Of The Arts! I hope I can please you with my posts! Au revoir!