Interview By: Kailey Mazzilli
Interviewed: Holly Mathews
Q: What is your story about?
A: Her story is about a man named Bud who loves to hunt but finds himself in trouble when things don’t go as planned. There is a climax at the end that Holly refuses to give away to anyone that hasn’t read her story.
Q: Why did you change your storyline?
A: She felt that the original story was too complicated for her writing skills and she wanted to write about something she was more comfortable with. She chose hunting because she has firsthand experience with it so it is easy to write about in detail.
Q: Does the story relate to your life as a whole?
A: Yes. Hunting relates a lot to her life because her, her father and her brother grew up hunting together as a family. The story is also based in Nantucket where Holly remembers riding the ferry numerous times and making numerous memories. Lastly, the main character loves horses as well as Holly. Her passion is horses and she has one of her own at her home so she included them in her story.
Q: Did you reference any outside sources while writing your story?
A: No because the story relates to her life so all of her ideas come from real life experiences.
Q: Is there any romantic relationships in your story?
A: No relationships in the story are highlighted as much importance because it is not a love story. The only relationship in the story is between the main character and his wife who bear a child together. They are only talked about at the beginning of the story as a couple.
Q: Were there any points you struggled with while writing your story?
A: She struggled with the ending a lot because there were so many possible outcomes. She overcame it and chose to end her story with a surprise twist.
Q: What type of story are you writing? (Poem, novel…?)
A: Holly is writing a regular descriptive novel.
Q: Do you have a lot of dialogue in your story?
A: Yes there is a lot of dialogue but it is weaved in throughout the story. She loves dialogue and said “dialogue is my favorite!” when asked about it. One of her talents is weaving dialogue into a story so it is evenly matched with the words.
Q: Does the main character in your story resemble you or anyone in your life?
A: No. The main character is just the typical selfish, dominant male. He believes he is better than anyone else and is rude to others.
Q: What is your message or moral to writing your story?
A: The moral is to not be greedy like the story of the dog that sees’s two bones in the reflection of the pond. He has one bone in his mouth but when looking into the reflection of the pond, he sees his bone and it’s reflection. He believes it is two bones and goes to grab the second one but drops the one he already had. He is left with nothing and the moral is to not be greedy.
Q: Do the character’s names mean anything to your life?
A: The only name that means anything is the boy named Scott briefly mentioned in the story. He decorates a tree in the story but the name is a real name of a real person. The role of Scott is different than that of real life but it is based off a true personality.
Q: How is your story broken up? (Chapters, Sections…?)
A: Holly’s story is divided into sections with a line at the bottom of the text to separate each section. Each section is about one page long.
Q: How long do you plan on your story being?
A: Her story is almost done already and it is 15 pages. She still wants to go back and change some things and maybe even add a scene or two.
Q: What is the main climax of the story?
A: Bud and his friends find a huge deer on the island and decide to hunt it. While shooting at the deer, they miss and hit something else on accident. Holly refuses to reveal what gets hit to anyone who hasn’t read her story yet.
Q: What time period are you writing in?
A: The present time period of 2011.
Q: Who are the bad guys? (If any)
A: The main character is the bad guy because he is a braggart. He is a selfish character and realizes it at the end of the story. Once he realizes the way he is, he changes his ways completely and becomes a better person.
Q: Who is telling your story?
A: An all knowing narrator tells the story.
Q: Is there any points in writing that you felt were slow or hard to write about?
A: There is a point where the main character is in a tree stand waiting for a deer and it was hard for her to write about it without rushing it. She felt it was a boring point of her story but had to be included because it showed how Bud hunted for deer.
Q: Do you think that if you had more time you would have wrote your story differently?
A: No. A lot of thought was put into the story and it was changed a few times. There was enough time to realize that she didn’t want to write about her first subject and she included everything that she wanted to in her story.
Q: Is there anything you still need to work on specifically?
A: Not really. She just needs to re-read the story a few times and make sure it all sounds good. She wants to work on replacing weak words with stronger words for the final draft and maybe add a scene to her story. The story is almost done and just needs to be checked for errors.
Read Holly's Story HERE!
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