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jhetley ([personal profile] jhetley) wrote2007-01-03 11:14 am

Thoroughly mixed feelings

Another item in today's mail: appears that a high school English teacher in New York asked the students to write a story in some favorite author's style. I have received a copy of one result from the student, a pre-story to SUMMER COUNTRY involving Brian Albion and the Gurkhas...

No, I haven't read it yet. Not sure I dare.
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[identity profile] unixronin.livejournal.com 2007-01-03 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
So ... is it good enough to be worth offering him a co-authorship deal on it? :)

[identity profile] jhetley.livejournal.com 2007-01-04 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
It isn't bad*, and she doesn't do anything atrocious to Brian. Not really a story, though, more of an incident. No conflict-crisis-resolution pyramid, not enough space for atmosphere or character development...



*For 10th grade English values of bad, which can constitute an atrocity and an abomination.