Sarah Nicole Donaldson

Please feel free to use this discussion board to introduce yourselves to your classmates. You might share your name, preferred pronouns (if so desired), favorite works of fiction, best writing advice you’ve ever gotten, what you’re interested in getting out of the course–anything you want!

I’ll begin. My name is Sarah Donaldson, but you can…Read more

Upload your story in the forum. Via the comments section, critique three of your classmates’ stories. Remember your workshop etiquette!

Genre switch! Choose one of the genres offered to you via the comments of your forum post (or, if you are not participating in the forum this week, choose a genre markedly different from your own), and rewrite your story using the conventions of that genre. 1-3 double-spaced pages.

Fairy tales often serve as cautionary tales. But what’s the villain’s perspective in all this? Write a letter of complaint from the point-of-view of the villain in your favorite fairy tale. Addressing the letter to the author of the fairy tale, how does the villain explain to them why the ending was unfair? Reply to two of your classmates’ stori…Read more

Your character builds a time machine. When the control system malfunctions, they land in a completely random time period and place. Luckily the radio system still works! Your character radios for help, and they’re asked to describe their surroundings so someone can locate them. What do they say? Reply to two of your classmates’ stories gue…Read more

Your character is planning a weeklong vacation to the destination of their dreams. But once they arrive at their destination, it’s one mishap after another! From the point-of-view of your character, write a postcard to a friend describing the events of the week. Reply to two of your classmates’ stories from the point-of-view of the recipient.

Your character is single and ready to mingle! Draft an online dating profile for your character. List their interests, hobbies, physical attributes, career and educational goals, volunteer activities, and whatever else you think might interest a prospective date. Reply to two of your classmates’ dating profiles in the voice of your character.