ASSIGNMENT 04 My Children's Book Story: 1st Draft

Joey and the Evil Queen.

Joey, our main character is stuck at home bored. His parents have left for the day and hes stuck with the awful, and lazy as usual babysitter. So what does Joe do? he does what he does best and uses his imagination to go on an adventure. Suddenly, the boring house becomes a large dungeon for him and his trusty sidekick dog, Dilla to explore. They are transported to another time in history, and place. The two embark on their Journey inside the deep pits of the unknown. They hear a scream for help in the distance. "C'mon Dilla, we need to help them!"Joey declared as they approach their first obstacle, a large wall of "Junk", Joey realizes that they must figure out a way over it. Joey sets out to find a resolution while Dilla, who is easily distracted, barks at a large rock. After many loud vicious barks from this tiny pup, the large dull rock starts to move and comes to life. "Who disturbs my sleep?" asks the rock. "I'm sorry, but that was my dog Dilla." Joe says to the rock. "We are looking for a way over this wall." The rock, who annoyed by the small dogs noise, says "I can help you, but it comes with a price." The boy comes closer to the rock creature to listen. "You have to retrieve my box." "whats in the box" asks the boy, "Its none of your concern, get the box and do not open it!" The boy agrees and just as soon as he was there, the rock person was gone. An opening in the Junk wall opens and the cavalier dog runs ahead. "Dilla, wait!" The boys says, but the dog ignores the call and runs ahead. The boy then goes running after him. On the other side of the junk wall, there are all types of new and strange things that Joey sees. He sees cool little gadgets and weird animals scattered about. While on his quest, the duo come across a bridge made out of popsicle sticks and in front of the bridge is large rock. As they approach Dilla runs up to the rock and begins barking at it. After a few moments there is... nothing. They assumed there would be a rock creature, but this time it was not so. "For a Toll, I'll help you pass." says a deep omin0us voice. "Who was that?" says joe, and without delay, a troll climbs up from under the bridge, and faces the boy. "How do I know you didn't put this rock here yourself?" Joey yells, "I did" the troll responds. "Oh, well then, whats your toll, troll?" The troll ponders for a moment and asks the boy "What do you have?" The boy says, "I have a few sticks of bubble gum and 10 star stickers." The Troll comments, "I'll take the gum." After the hand off is made, the troll moves the rock aside. "Do you know where the Rock person's box is?" Joey asks the troll. "I believe the evil queen is keeping it. I don't suggest you go there though, there are just too many guards for a small boy such as yourself to take on." The troll concludes. "Well, I'm not just any boy, me and Dilla can do anything!" The boy and his dog bid farewell to the troll and begin their journey to the evil queen... To be continued.

My stories are a series of books for children age 5 and up. It will regularly feature Joey, and his half pekanese and poodle dog Dilla.

Character Bio:

Joey, an 8 year old that is usually bored with the normalcy of the situations hes in. A boy with a vivid imagination, his adventures are usually products of it. He lives in a house with his only friend, a dog and his parents, Joey Sr. and Marybel. An adventure at heart, this boy never backs down from a challenge and loves competition. His only weakness are vegetables, for some reason, they make him weak...

Dilla, a puppy in age, but makes up for it in bravery. Dilla is half pekanese and half poodle. A jealous dog, Dilla is easily distracted and is usually very sloppy. Dilla loves to roll around in puddles and although her fur is white, you almost can never tell because she hates to be clean. Dilla's weakness is soap and water...

My inspirations:

I was inspired by my home and the messiness of it all. I began to see adventures to be had, by some one with a great imagination. The characters and places in the book are from my own life, which consist of my son, our dog, our home and various places and people in it.
visual inspirations:

Assignment 03 One Time I...

As 5 year old me:

One time my mommy told me not to jump on the bed. But I did it anyway.

I remember me and my best friend, who is also my cousin, were jumping on the bed. My auntie was mad about it, and she kept screaming at us to stop. So we stopped and then when she left, we started again. So then, I remember we were having fun jumping. My friend, who is also my cousin, was being crazy. She did a flip and I wanted to do a flip too. So I get on the bed and I told my friend to watch me do a flip.

After I jumped on the bed, I tried to do a flip. It was so much fun. My cousin got excited, and said that she double dog dared me to do a double flip. So I said okay and then I jumped up real high for a double flip. But I missed the bed and landed on the table. I hurt my head and it was bleeding. My Auntie came home and then my mommy came home and they were mad at me.

They made me go to the doctor and the doctor used staples on my head. My mommy told me to never jump on the bed again and I told her okay.

Assignment 02 no more time 2

When I was in high school, one of my classes required me to write a 8 page research paper. We had 3 weeks to write this paper; it had to be based on an experiment in one of our science textbooks. I spent the first week thinking about what I was going to write about. I had no clue what to do with this paper. I asked all my friends and they had the same problem that I did. The instructor was not very helpful when asked so I just soldiered on, trying to come up with a way to do it. By the next week, I had pretty much given up on the assignment. My friends, who were frustrated with their papers as well, continued to work on it until the first draft of their paper was done. A few days before the paper was due, the instructor let everyone know that this paper was worth 30 percent of their grades. I knew at that point that there was no way I would pass without doing the paper. So I worked the hardest that I have ever worked in my life. One of my friends even helped me write a few pages by typing them from my notes. By week 3, everyone was turning their papers in, but I still had two pages left to write. The paper was due by the end of the day before the teacher left the school. Therefore, during lunch, and all my classes I fluffed my paper up with so much nonsense that I could almost immediately tell that I was going to get a D. So finally finishing my paper, 5 minutes after the last bell rang for everyone to go home. I ran as fast as I could to the teacher’s classroom. I stapled my paper and handed it to the teacher. Realizing that I had no more time to write, I walked home that day and made a point to never procrastinate like that again. The next day, when the teacher returned our graded papers, my paper had a A- on it. I thought it was a mistake, but happily accepted it. Later on, when I asked him about it he told me, "Hey kid, you must do good under pressure." Laughing about it, I told him, "Well, I guess my best works comes out when I'm out of time." I learned something about myself that day, but I no longer wait until there’s no more time left to work on something.

ASSIGNMENT 01, 3 Writers & 3 Stories

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

1- The Alchemist is a story about a man that leaves his home to follow a dream.

2- This story represents a part of myself I'm very proud of and hold on to dearly. I consider myself a dreamer and this book speaks to that side of me.

3- The author, Paulo Coelho, has worked on many books after The Alchemist with works as recent as 2010. http://paulocoelhoblog.com/

4- He went to law school for one year but dropped out to write.

5- He pursued writing from a young age. he was a hippie, an actor, a journalist and a theatre director before becoming a writer.

6- I have searched for a bit and have not been able to find any quotes on advice for other writers.




The Bard's Tale 2004

1- The Bard's Tale is video game about a Bard that is not your average hero, that does not intend to save the world or even help the world but instead scours the world for "Coins & Cleavage."

2- I love the story of this game because it does not try to be like all other games. It sets out to make fun of the ideas and format restrictions that most games follow.

3- While the game was worked on by a several people, the person in charge was Brian Fargo. He currently works for inXile but previously worked Interplay.

4- There is little to no information about his education, he made his first game when he was 21. He inspired to make games after receiving an apple computer when he was 15.

5- in 1983, when he was 21 he started Interplay, and years later, after many successful titles, he resigned. In 2002 he started InXile.

6- he says that aspiring game designers should know your genre! Knowledge about the world of entertainment is one of the most important things you can have.




Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor

1- A rogue is tricked into going on a grand quest.

2- The adventures and the creativity that the book has in it always capture my mind and throw me into the mix with the characters.

3- Carrie Bebris http://www.carriebebris.com/ She does freelance writing.

4- She has a masters degree in english literature.

5- She began writing supplements for Dungeons and Dragons, then eventually wrote two novels about dungeons and dragons. Eventually leading up to her writing her own novels.

6- I could not find any information on her advice for writers.

ASSIGNMENT 02 NO MORE TIME!!

Joseph Aleman

15 Minute Story Rough Draft

When I was in high school one of my classes required me to write a 8 page research paper. We had 3 weeks to write this paper and it had to be based on an experiment in one of our science textbooks. I spent the first week thinking about what I was going to write about. I had no clue what to do with this paper. I asked all my friends and they had the same problem that I did. The instructor was not very helpful when asked so I just soldiered on, trying to come up with a way to do it. By the next week, I had pretty much given up on the assignment. My friends, who were still frustrated with their papers, continued to work on it until they had their first draft of the paper. A few days before the paper was due, the instructor let everyone know that this paper was worth 30 percent of their grades. I was shocked and desperate, and at that point, I worked the hardest that I have every worked in my life. One of my friends even helped me write a few pages by typing them for me from my notes. By week 3 everyone was turning their papers in, I still had 2 pages left to write. The paper was due by the end of the day before the teacher left the school. So, during lunch, and all my classes I fluffed my paper up with so much nonsense that I could almost immediately tell that I was going to get a D. So finally finishing my paper, 5 minutes after the last bell rang for everyone to go home. I ran as fast as I could to the teachers classroom. I stapled my paper and handed it to the teacher. Realizing that I had no more time to write, I walked home that day and made a point to never procrastinate like that again. The next day, when the teacher returned our graded papers, my paper had a A- on it. I thought it was a mistake, but happily accepted it. Later on, when I asked him about it he told me, "Hey kid, you must do good under pressure." Laughing about it, I told him, "Well, I guess my best works comes out when I'm out of time." I learned something about myself that day, but I no longer wait until theres no more time left to work on something.