In today's readings Mr. White talks about how stories tend to follow a pattern of some sort. The pattern tends to be the same whether you are writing a mystery, horror, or romance. In fact some readers expect the story to move in a certain pattern.
In "For Further Reflection" however he warns against the pattern being to conspicuous because then is seems artificial. By the same token if the story has not discernable pattern the story seems to just drift and the reader loses that sense of anticipation. That being said, he also adds that as writers we should "tell the story you want to tell, in the way you want to tell it, and then worry about form later.
For today's "Try This" assignment:
1. Outline a short story, being very mindful of pattern; that is, of story sequence, rising curve of conflict, climactic moment, resolution.
2. Write the story you've outlined for number. As you work on the draft, try to "mute" the pattern so the seams do not show.
Because this has been a long and rushed day will again have to file this one in the old composition book for a later time.
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