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\title{Postwrite---Arthur}
\author{George A. Madrid \\ 21.755---Writing and Reading the Short
Story with Steve Strang}
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\paragraph{Trouble}
This first draft of ``The King Who Would Be Boy'' was written to be a
first draft.  It was written with plot foremost in my mind.  I had an
autobiographical story that I wanted to tell and wasn't sure exactly
how to do it, so I wrote the story exactly like it happened.  My hope
was that by putting the event down on paper, even though it wasn't a
good story as is, I could stimulate my thought processes enough that I
could make a good story out of it.  It still needs major plot revision
and characterization, and I understand that in its present form, it is
{\em not} good; however, I hope to gain through the critiques I
will receive and improve the story substantially.  

\paragraph{Proudest}
The thing about which I am proudest in ``The King Who Would Be Boy''
is that the events described really happened.  I really was the kid who
went for a walk to the lake pretending to be King Arthur.  Also, due to
an overactive imagination, I {\em was} chased by a giant squirrel all
the way there  (and I was the first third-grader to walk there by myself,
too).  

\paragraph{Expectations} 
As I said before and I want to emphasize, this story was written to be
a first draft.  There are many changes which I expect to be making in
the future.  (Yes, a major revision is definitely on the horizon.)  I
will probably add another child to the story and deepen all of the
present characters, including the mother who is given almost no
attention at the present writing.  The point-of-view will have to be
changed, too.  It is much too liberal with its viewpoints right now
and will have to be made more subtle.  I am hoping to expand the
characters actions to be more descriptive and less action-oriented.
Also, many of the actions which are described in the story are given
from the mind and imagination of the child; since the narrator is
omniscient, he will make this fact more explicit in future writings.    




  



















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