Creative Writing Final

                                                 

Theme:

Through two of my poems, The Land of the Trees and Moment, I want to emphasize how emotion effects how I interact with the world around me. Changes the way I connect with my world. 

The Land of the Trees 

 

High in the sky,

with the birds and the bees,

among branches and bark,

in the land of the trees.

In the land of the trees,

there is moss and there are leaves,

there are whispers and rustles,

a world without cease.

After rain there is mud,

and scents of sodden Earth,

musty and strong,

leaving new life in its berth.

In the night there are stars.

Bright against a black pitch sky,

they flicker and fade,

not till first light do they die.

At dawn the mist falls,

the world wakes once more,

creatures start to stir,

the day knocks at Earth’s door. 

Moment

Fear arising. 

Back UP against the wall.

Instincts on overdrive.

Fight or flight?

Do I give in or give all?

Back still up against the wall.

Whenever I read a book, I wonder about the characters lives before they got to the point where the author started writing. In the real world,  everyone has a story. Experiences that made them who they are and got them where they are today. Why shouldn't characters be the same? So, when I started writing my book, Accused, I made a list of all the mentioned character (all those I meant to keep at least) and jotted down brief descriptions about each of them that I hope to later use to write their stories and to make them more realistic and relatable.   

Character Log

•  Rachel Morrison- grew up in the small town of Clark, Pennsylvania. Is now a freshman at Penn State, accused of murdering the man who killed her friend Rebecca .
• Ian McGorham - former paramedic, currently completing his residency at St. Andrews Trauma Center in the ER. Has become a close friend of Rachael’s.
• Kaylee Anderson- one of Rachel’s best friends. The girls met at the funeral of Becky Cooper, Rachel’s first and forever best friend, and have remained good friends ever since.
• Matthew (Matt) Cooper- Kaylee’s obnoxious boyfriend (ex-boyfriend as far as Rachel’s concerned). Brother of Rebecca Cooper.
• Rebecca (Becky) Cooper- Rachel’s closest childhood friend who was kidnapped and murdered when they were 8.
• Special Agent John Marshall Hayes- a Former Special Ops Sniper, the current lead agent of the Federal Bureau of Criminal Affairs (FBCA): Violent Crimes Unit.
• Special Agent Alexander De Luca- worked Philly P.D. for a few years before joining the FBCA. Hayes’s number two.
• Special Agent Catherine (Tate) Tatum- newest agent on Hayes’s team. Hand-picked by Hayes for his team.
• Eleanor (Ellie or Nora) Sharpe- Assistant Supervisor of the FBCA crime lab. Specialty: substance analysis.
• Skylar (Skye) Siebel- Ian’s sister. Adopted by Ian’s parents when she was little. She had had a hard time before that. Specialty: trace analysis