RJA #14a

Application Project Progress Report

For my application project I am going to write a short story about an athlete in the developmental stages of an eating disorder. I want the story to be primarily from the internal perspective of a competitive athlete. However, I plan on having key supporting characters as well. To explain, I will have a coach, teammates, and possibly family members be included in the story because of their often impacting role in the players life. I am using accounts of real athletes who have struggled with the disease for reference. I hope this will help to make a moving, yet realistic story.

Thus far I have accomplished a few things. I have fully developed and settled on the idea of creating a short story for this project. I also have outlined the general plot of my story. To help with research, I have been trying to find more first-hand accounts of athletes who have struggled with either bulimia or anorexia. There are a few stories I have found mostly on the internet through articles that will serve as a good reference for my story.

Honestly, I still have a lot to do for this project. Besides outlining, I have to still write the entire 1200 word story. I also need to write the accompanied essay that will follow the story. I have not thought much about the 300 word essay that will follow, so I still need to figure that section out. After writing the entire project, I need to edit and proofread the paper a few times over. Last, I need to formally write up my works cited page for the resources I use.