#1 design plan

My audience would most likely be readers close to my current age of 22 years old. Many people can enjoy a coming of age love story, but I think it hits closer to the hearts of college aged individuals. My writing will include some flashbacks to high school, so I’m sure younger readers would be able to enjoy and relate. My favorite author is Sylvia Plath and I have found in the past that my writing is similar to hers in that it tends to be raw, but delicate at the same time. It is important to tell the complete truth in writing about personal stories, even if it hurts or is somewhat embarrassing, that is what makes my writing real reliable and personable.

My main purpose is to write for myself, this is my story, my scary and personal story about the love of my life. I have been hesitant in writing about someone I am so close to, because we are not perfect [nobody is of course] but we [Camille and I] are very flawed and not the conventional couple. Are we even a couple? My purpose is to be honest and straightforward. I believe most people will be able to relate to my story, experiencing love and pain, jealousy and anger are typical and natural feelings that accompany a relationship. My writing can be used to relate to the feeling of “I am not alone,” having the comfort that many of us are going through the same thing.

I want my essay to resonate with familiarity and comfort in my readers minds. Even if my readers have never been in a relationship it will be relatable because it is filled with typical feelings. There aren’t any tricks or catches to my essay, it’s my view in the journey of a relationship.

I am currently writing my essay in journal form, I feel that I flow the best this way. I will also be using the form of parallelism by alternating the past and present. I am beginning from the present, but sticking in old memories that help give some background and information of my relationship in the years past. I am writing about a relationship that initially started when I was 16 years old, [I am now 22] I have many stories that I would like to tell within the past 6 years.

Besides having my target audience and age group reading my essay, I would like my friends to read it. Since they know me and the person I am writing about, they have the ability to be honest and directly relate to my essay. I do not want this to be a typical “I’m so in love, look at me!” type story, instead a coming of age and maturation ‘journey.’

I am having a difficult time pin-pointing exactly what I'm writing about, my topic is too broad. I am thinking of narrowing in on a recent vacation I took to LA. The trip tyed many loose ends together and inspired me to write this essay.