Had to combine again

Doing two days again. Work this week has really been crazy. Hopefully next week will be better.
November 12: Critiquing Objectively
In this reading Mr. White is talking about critiquing another writer's work. His instruction is to not let personal tastes enter into the evaluation but rather be objective and use as a criteria widely adopted standards regarding story and other mechanics of storytelling such as character development, use of dialogue, backstory, suspense-building, etc. In using these standards your critique will be more objective and less subjective (or about personal tastes).
For Further Reflection:
Here Mr. White tells us to see objectivity and subjectivity as lying at the ends of a spectrum. The goals is to make your critique fall as close to center as possible. This way you will (according to White) not let your personal tastes influence you and lean more towards the standards for good storytelling.
Try This Assignment:
Prepare a list of "objective" criteria for evaluating a short story or essay. (This becomes tougher with poetry.) Use this list as a springboard for evaluating a fellow writer's work; it will prevent you from become too subjective.

November 13: (Friday the 13th) Wine Conoisseurship
In today's reading Fred White talks about how being a wine conoisseur has a particular volaculary. He also discussed the growth in many countries of wine as a symbol of the good life and an increased interest in wine and wine tasting. He states that because of wine's symbolic value becoming familiar with all aspects of wine; where it is grown, how it is made, what happens at wine tastings, how you go about choosing wine are something that a writer should pay some attention toward these areas for story purposes.
For Further Reflection:
In this segment Mr. White gives additional areas where a writer would be interested in wine. He stated that in areas of fine dining and celebrations, ancient times, and modern festivals that honor wine; "wine and wine culture offer writers a wealth of material"
Try This Assignment:
1. Expand your knowledge of wine and wine lore, and plan a story--say, a romance in which teh couple's mutual love of wine extends to love for each other, or a fantasy about a winemaker who creates a wine that imparts supernatural abilities to its imbibers.
2. Write an essage on the art of selecting different wines for different kinds of meals or for different occasions.

These three assignments are again something that will have to get relegated to the rapidly expanding composition book. First because I do not really have time to explore other writer's abilities right now. Two I really don't have time for much more other than the several writing projects I am already working on. Although the second assignment for today is something that I may do soon just because one website where I post things is always looking for well written essays on various topics. However, before I do that I really need to brush up on my essay writing.