Groupie Readings: Tanya

I actually had the pleasure of being Tanya's group member earlier in the semester. It was fun to read the other blogs I didn't get to read after the switch. The three "Greatest Hits" for me start with "What Someone Doesn't Know Doesn't Hurt" because her grandmother is hilarious and very relatable. The second would be "Him and I" because of the way the story progresses. It starts out giving little information about the actual subject, gives more until the reader finally gets to meet Mr Cuddles. "My Journey" was a great piece because it was so inspirational. I also like that the idea and question come full circle with an answer.

Tanya has a talent of writing about difficult issues and making them easy to swallow. The dialogue in all her pieces are honest and real. Some things that could improve were grammatical errors. They can be very distracting to a reader. Also I think that using more imagery and description in the pieces would be great. It's the whole "show us, don't tell us" thing. Good job Tanya.