User talk:CarrieBerg

Hello Former Student!

I'm writing to you because you took a class from me in the past few years at the Art Institute. As of Spring, 2010, I'll not be teaching further classes at AIS for the foreseeable future. (We're parting ways on good terms!) Until now, you've been able to reach my Wikiversity educational resources from my website, but I've decided to delete that link. You can still reach all of those materials here.

If you're interested in what I'm up to in the future (which will include an album in 2010 and a novel in 2011) you can friend my facebook page or drop me an email at info@stevenarntson.info and you'll receive a periodic update about performances, classes, and publications.

If you know any current or former students of mine who might be interested in any of this, please forward this information if you have a moment.

I hope all is well for you.
 * Best! Stevenarntson

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space opera
You might be interested in Science Fiction Challenge, VirileMail, [http://fiction.wikia.com/wiki/How_an_Alien_Wife_committed_Adultery_and_tricked_her_Husband. rewrite of The Miller's Tale by Chaucer but with aliens] --JWSchmidt 15:39, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Stories
you write on your User page : "Here are some of my short stories. Please do not use without my permission!".

When you click on the Save button, you put the text under the GFDL Licence, so, you can not prohibit someone from using your writing.Crochet.david 15:06, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

"sigh," Very well, I do not like people using my work without me knowing about it, but I shall edit my sentence... I can at least ask them not to use it without citing me - I believe that falls under the licence.CarrieBerg 03:55, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Great Stuff!
There is some great development on this page so far! I'm enjoying it. I have found, as you mention, that working with Oulipian restrictions increases my vocabulary more than just about any other kind of writing.

Additionally, it's true that Wikiversity uses a very permissive license for work, which is one of the things I enjoy about the place--everything is open to sharing and reuse, but attribution is, as you say, required. Best! Stevenarntson

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 * Hmm... I had not heard of "Oulipian". A search yielded a more common phrase, "oulipian constraints" which would be a good resource at Wikiversity, imo. I also found Claude Berge who may be a kindred spirit. Interesting stuff, indeed. &bull; CQ 05:38, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Nine Healers
I feel good about this one doing double-duty, as you suggest. Great work on it! Stevenarntson 16:16, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Self-Assessment
Thanks for your writing this quarter--recently, I enjoyed the story of the watch. I agree that there's an accumulative nature to oral stories, and also to written ones, when they get passed around. I'd enjoy seeing this grow. . . Best, Stevenarntson

Response
Carrie -- Nice work. I'm really impressed by the amount of writing that you've managed to do here. It seems that you have no shortage of inspiration, which I really envy! I think the piece I enjoyed the most was the Alchymyst's Dilemma, for two reasons -- first, because of your clever rewriting of Hamlet's soliloquy, and second, because (as you noted) you cunningly avoided doing a typical compare/contrast essay (which, based on other examples of your analytical and compositional skills, I have no doubt that you could do if you wanted to). So three reasons -- thanks for not boring us. Oh, and I also have to comment on your 'Senses' Oulipo -- I think it is an especially successful example of the style because for the most part you managed to create a very natural-sounding composition, rather than something that sounds like words were just shoehorned in and sentences distorted to fit your limitation. P.S. Congratulations. I think that's the last example of Oulipo that I ever want to read. It quickly becomes rather tiresome, doesn't it? ChristopherHailey

Carrie Berg: The Sorcerer’s Daughter It is indeed a beautiful image painted in words, including the dark and foreboding places described. I think it could be worked with for readers of the Valdemar series age grouping, or people like me who can’t help but get sucked into something with a fantasy air. Any time someone goes to the effort of trying to make something up completely, they often can get so involved in creating a place so different than our world that they get way laid by the detailing of the image, and forget the story element, or the fact that not everyone has the patience to obsess over the precise shape of leaves and exact hexadecimal color in the brief flash of a rainbow dress. For the most part you manage to maintain image without forgetting the journey. Unfortunately you do not continue the story. I too am guilty of stopping short. I recommend that you continue this one when you find the time. Young readers are often molly coddled away from this type of story style, and I feel you could really make something to break them free of that bubble, while simultaneously keeping sheltering parents and guardians wooed over that it is not too scary. Keep up the entertaining work! ^_^ Sethleneelliott