The creative writing text I chose is The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah. It is an urban novel centered around a young woman named Winter Santiaga as she goes through the ups and downs of being the daughter of a drug king pin. Being that the author was born and raised in the Bronx, New York I believe that most of her research was done around her. She more than likely used her the things she saw, encountered, her neighborhood and surrounding areas to create this work of fiction. I also believe she probably interviewed peers who were living in the same situation. I have the collectors edition of the book and in it she talks about write the book so well because of her upbringing in the area.
The creative project I started in class revolves around death in my family. My way of research and the writing process would most likely be reflecting on myself. Reflecting on how I felt, how I reacted, how I dealt with the deaths etc. I would use most of the examples given in the blog, discussion with peers, clustering, talk with peers and free writing. The discussion and talking with peers could be used for interviewing. I would interview the people closest to me and see if they noticed any types of changes in my behavior and what not. The clustering and free writing would give me a way to formulate my ideas and write whatever comes to me.
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