Writers In Conversation

On Thursday (25th) night I listened in on the "Writers in Conversation" lecture with professors Amy Weldon and Rachel Faldet. Each professor shared excerpts from their own writing.

Amy read passages from her novel-in-progress, giving us character voices and plot development. She was very animated and seemed to really connect her own life to her characters. She re-visited memories from her life, and then based different scenes on those memories.

Rachel shared a finished work she had written about her camping experiences throughout her life. She quoted from old journals and used humor throughout the piece. She also read from a work-in-progress essay about her dead sister-in-law.

I personally enjoyed Rachel's memoir experiences and style of writing more than Amy's.

The two of them have worked together for the past 3(+/-) years, critiquing each others work, and talking out ideas. As they talked about how helpful having an encourager alongside their work was, I was reminded of how all our lives should be. We should always have someone, and encourager, a friend, standing alongside us. Then we can always be encouraged and pushed to go farther. We can have someone to bounce ideas off of.