Introduction

Hi everyone!

I'm Caitlin and I'm looking forward to learning more about nonfiction with all of you this semester.

For starters, I am a first year MA student in the English program. I graduated in May 2011 with a Bachelor's degree in English from Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am originally from Illinois, so it has been an interesting challenge getting used to going to school in my home state again. I decided to take this class because I never took a nonfiction class during my undergraduate career; the majority of my undergraduate course work focused on fiction, especially Victorian literature and Shakespearean drama. I am also not an avid reader of nonfiction because I usually associate nonfiction with newspapers and boring topics; fiction has always seemed to be more fun and entertaining to read. My favorite nonfiction writer is David Sedaris. I have read most of his books, but my favorite is Me Talk Pretty One Day, and this book made me reconsider my views on nonfiction.

Ok, now for my fun fact: Gone With The Wind is by far my favorite book and movie. I've read the book twice and seen the movie at least ten times!