Nate Carter - Interview

Interview : Nate Carter
To read Nate's rhyming children's story, click here!


What inspired you to write about your topic?
- Got the idea from Sydney and our calculus class.




Is there a message that you are trying to get across?
- If you take the easy way out, it'll only hurt you in the end.


Who is your story geared towards? Children? Adults?
- Young children


Have you incorporated your main character’s “voice” into your story?
- Very briefly but yes.



Is your story narrated?
- Yes my story is narrated.


If your story is narrated, who is the narrator? You? Your character?
- I am the narrator.


Did you use foreshadowing to help the reader understand the past and the future?
- No way, too much work for a children’s book.



Have your mentor texts helped you to write?
- Not so much. I read articles on Barry Bonds and Marc McGwire and their steroid allegations, but did not find much success in using them in my story.



If they have, how have they helped and what did they help you with?
- ^Question number 8



Why did you choose your title?
- I don’t have a title..? Ooops.



Does your title have a meaning? Does the meaning relate to something outside of your story, or does it relate to the story?
- I'm sure it will relate to the story once I get one.



Is there a reason for how long or how short your story is?
- I have yet to complete my story, so the length is undetermined. It will probably be a somewhat short story because it does not take long to get the point across.




What challenges does your character face?
- The pressure to cheat in order to get a passing grade on his test. Also, when he gets caught and has to deal with the consequences of cheating.


How does your character overcome these challenges?
- He learns his lesson and his teacher lets him retake the test.



How are these challenges created in order to help or shape your character?
- These challenges make Cody realize that no matter how desperate he is for a grade, cheating is never the answer because it will come back to hurt you.



Is there a pattern with the way you wrote your story/chapters?
- None at all.



What is the climax of your story?
- Don’t really have one. I guess when he first considers cheating as an option.


What is the conflict in your story?
- Cody gets caught cheating by his teacher.



Where does your story take place? Why?
- In a school, duhh.


If you could be one character in your story, who would it be? Why?
- I only have about 3 or 4 characters, but I guess Cody because he learns his lesson from the mistakes he has made and in the end it will work out for him eventually.


Which character do you relate to the most?
- Definitely Cody, no particular reason ;)