Day 30

I do not really know where I will go from here, but I am too glad that it is over! Blogging has really helped me and my writing. I used to be a kind of bad writer, but writing everyday for a whole month has really done positive work for me. But I do not know exactly what I will do with the future of my blog account.

Continuing to blog would be a good experience. The problem is that I don't know what I would write about! Also, I do not know exactly who I would direct my blog to and my audience. I do not know who would even want to take the time out of their day to read my blog, but if someone or people did then I would be pretty thankful!

Day 28

This might sound cheesy, but I am dedicating my pastiche to Mr. Prier. I thought long and hard on who has pushed me to be a better writer and more persevered. Not really anybody else has helped me through out the process of the pastiche and I couldn't ask for anybody else to help me out more! He has really helped me out on writing and pushed me to how much I want to write.

I'm sure we'll have to write more and more as the year goes on, but I'm sure he'll be there to help me after school if I need any. This is something that I have really put a lot of work into, and I want to thank the person that helped me. Thank you Mr.Prier :)

Day 27

- The Story of Pachu & João
- The downfall of the Besta-Fera
- The Village Hero
- The battle of Evil and Good
- The Origins of The Great João

"The Story of Pachu & João" was just a generic name that I thought of from the top of my head. It's simple and introduces two of the main characters, and maybe introduces the protagonist and antagonists. "The downfall of the Besta-Fera" is something i thought up of since Pachu is killed and maybe a mythic story of how a creature disappeared off the earth. "The Village Hero" is something that might indicate the average person becoming a hero.

"The Battle of Evil and Good" is again something pretty simple that I though of pretty fast and sums up the story nicely. The only thing is, it makes it sound as if it is an epic battle for the Earth of something. And finally, "The Origins of the Great João" is something kind of cool I thought up of. It might be the first of many stories that include João and his many adventures.

Day 26

Writing this pastiche and writing in general is pretty beneficial. I was always kind of a bad writer to begin with and never got into the hang of writing good quality stories. Brainstorming with the blog and discussing has really helped with my writing style and overall success. It has helped me with dialogue and story writing in general.

I'm sure that if I continue with my story writing and style every other day it can really get better and I can be the best writer I can be. The blogging experience and the class experience has really contributed to the pastiche's value and how good it has gotten so far.

Day 25

Reading my pastiche draft was really different from actually writing it. The flow seems as if it needs some improvement, but was well enough for someone to like. The style is really simple and straight-forward. Now seeing my pastiche as a whole, there could be more improvement. I might add more Portuguese since there is about only one paragraph that contains it.

I've seen reading it over and over that it seems a bit boring. It seems very predictable and monotone-ish. I could add some excitement to the final battle and more intense-filled scenes. It would really add some variety to the story and want the reader to really keep with the story. There is room for a lot of improvement, only to make my story better!

Day 24

There are a lot of events that occur as the rising action. They all kind of give clues to the main climax of my pastiche. The climax is going to take place when the villagers storm in and João and Pachu have an epic battle together while Pachu is in his mortal, vulnerable state of being. It will have the most tension and I'll try to make the reader really on edge and want to read faster.

My climax falls in the first and second choices that Mr. Prier put up. The goal of defeating Pachu is finally met and they don't have to pay him anymore. Also the greatest challenge of defeating him and gaining independence and safety from such a tyrant of their lives. So they are two great climaxes mixed into one for a great story!

Day 23

In my pastiche I want the kids to take a few things away from reading my story. One thing I want kids to understand is to treat others the way that you would want to be treated, and if you don't it may lead to horrible consequences. It is a good social responsibility because it just shows kids to show respect for one another and to care.

The other thing I want kids to get out of this is portrayed through the main protagonist João. I can make him maybe like a role model to the kids on how to be. He could be forbidden to curse, or do bad things. And since the antagonist Pachu does bad things and only acts negatively towards other people, maybe I can show the consequences that you may suffer.