Homework #1 - Jake Stoddard

Education, Entertainment, or Escape?

Primarily Escape, because my novella is a fantasy adventure. Also, most readers will expect the good guys to win, and they do.

Book Value Statement: Why should someone read my book?

Enter the world of a princess reluctant to take her ailing father’s throne. Adventure alongside her when—just as her kingdom needs her most—she is abducted.

Author Value Statement: Why should someone read my books?

(Although this wasn’t a homework question, I gathered from the office hours that this might have been the intended question.)

Plunge into a world of fantasy, where heroes battle themselves as much as their foes and their struggles begin to reflect your own.

What will I stop doing to make time for the course?

Video games, some reading, and some writing.

For another course, I might give up some sleep and catch up over the weekend, but this course requires too much thought to be sleep-deprived. 😴