![]() ![]() That and I knew Emerson’s famous Little Building would be the perfect setting for dorm life hijinks.įresh reminded me a lot of American Panda in how realistic the college experience felt (probably because both were written by authors who actually went to those colleges). ![]() ![]() So by setting it at Emerson, Elliot’s very normal situation of not knowing what she wants to do with her life suddenly becomes more unique and it immediately sets her apart from those around her. The Emerson student body is made up of highly driven, creative individuals-the kind that knows exactly what they want to do after graduation. A lot of freshmen in America are undeclared and don’t have a concrete idea of what they want to major in-just like my main character, Elliot McHugh-but at a college like Emerson, an incoming freshman with no plan is very rare. I tried to write Fresh set at a fake, large university but that type of setting didn’t feel right for the story. Why did you want to set Fresh at Emerson? I actually am too and I teach as an adjunct in their MFA and MA programs now. Today we’re pleased to welcome Margot Wood to the WNDB blog to discuss Fresh. ![]()
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