Saunders and DFW

     Saunders gave a lot of helpful advice on writing short stories.  Saunders explained how an author takes a journey that has an unknown destination.  In other words he was saying that the author sometimes does know the exact message they want to send until after they have wrote their story.  Saunders also mentioned that the author should leave the reader with open questions.  This keeps the reader interested and lets them form their own views and connections with the message the story presents.  DFW uses this in his short stories as well.  DFW uses heavy detail and descriptions that eventually present the message to the reader, but he does this without presenting the message in a blunt, obvious way.  I hope to be able to take Saunder's advice and successfully present a message in the memoir I will be writing.  Like DFW's topic on 9/11, I want to present a message that many individuals can relate to.  By using both of the previous techniques I can strengthen my writing.