Rolled
A book by HTHI Class of 2014
My character in "Rolled," Annabelle, is the first character we meet in the story. If you want to read her chapter, click this link.
Reflection
1. Please tell me about your process – how did you get from beginning to end in writing this piece?
I started by creating a character that seemed exciting to write as: a girl that does a lot of drugs to cope with her issues. A novelist came in and gave me the idea to give my character social anxiety which presented a problem for her since she was going to attend this huge party. Then we were tasked with finding friends for our characters, so I chose a drug dealer and then we ended up having our characters become romantically interested in each other.
2. What did you learn about writing fiction and/or being a novelist?
Writing fiction is harder than I first thought. There’s so much that you can write about that it’s almost intimidating, because you don’t know where to start.
3. What did you learn from someone else in writing this piece: a student in class, a comment from another reader, something written on a rough draft, and so on?
I learned that writing one book with many authors is complicated, because all of the details need to line up or else it’s a fiasco.
4. What was the most challenging part of writing this piece? The most rewarding?
The most challenging part of writing this piece was making sure everything matched up with everyone else’s stories. My character is the one that starts the book which was also very challenging and at first I thought it was going to be a lot of pressure. The most rewarding was being able to be in a love triangle and have a love interest because I think everyone can relate and it was nice to be able to put it into a piece that other people will be able to read.
5. Does the piece feel “done”? If not, what do you need to do to reach an end product you feel good about?
This piece does feel done to me, if anything I feel as if I wrote too much about my character’s background.
1. Please tell me about your process – how did you get from beginning to end in writing this piece?
I started by creating a character that seemed exciting to write as: a girl that does a lot of drugs to cope with her issues. A novelist came in and gave me the idea to give my character social anxiety which presented a problem for her since she was going to attend this huge party. Then we were tasked with finding friends for our characters, so I chose a drug dealer and then we ended up having our characters become romantically interested in each other.
2. What did you learn about writing fiction and/or being a novelist?
Writing fiction is harder than I first thought. There’s so much that you can write about that it’s almost intimidating, because you don’t know where to start.
3. What did you learn from someone else in writing this piece: a student in class, a comment from another reader, something written on a rough draft, and so on?
I learned that writing one book with many authors is complicated, because all of the details need to line up or else it’s a fiasco.
4. What was the most challenging part of writing this piece? The most rewarding?
The most challenging part of writing this piece was making sure everything matched up with everyone else’s stories. My character is the one that starts the book which was also very challenging and at first I thought it was going to be a lot of pressure. The most rewarding was being able to be in a love triangle and have a love interest because I think everyone can relate and it was nice to be able to put it into a piece that other people will be able to read.
5. Does the piece feel “done”? If not, what do you need to do to reach an end product you feel good about?
This piece does feel done to me, if anything I feel as if I wrote too much about my character’s background.