tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post7032654062279932282..comments2021-06-16T00:41:33.238-07:00Comments on Writer's Grove: Narrative VoicesKevin Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581468513894809317noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-61458495158558842412010-05-23T17:43:13.946-07:002010-05-23T17:43:13.946-07:00I asked Dustin if he has ever heard of "umlau...I asked Dustin if he has ever heard of "umlauts." He said, "Yeah, I've heard of numnuts." I said, "exactly."<br /><br />Thanks for the tip. ; )Julie Lynchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-22414694945523429532010-05-21T19:40:03.062-07:002010-05-21T19:40:03.062-07:00Umlauts ("dots") are probably my favorit...Umlauts ("dots") are probably my favorite verbal doodad. I have a blog post coming up about a guy named Olaf Umlaut, in fact. <br /><br />FYI if you want to do the umlauts, in Safari you go up to Edit>Special Characters, choose the one you want, then click Insert. That way you can spell names like Väinämöinen correctly. :-)Kevin Hearnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581468513894809317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-53197379256738396492010-05-21T19:31:41.177-07:002010-05-21T19:31:41.177-07:00Motley Crue's power ballads are the best! Wha...Motley Crue's power ballads are the best! What I am most impressed with though is how you got the little dots above the o and u. You're so smart. <br /><br />Okay...you're doing amazing things with narrative voice and I'm impressed with the "dots." I need a nap.Julie Lynchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-25290506803585451572010-05-21T10:28:03.756-07:002010-05-21T10:28:03.756-07:00My third person is usually so close that I have th...My third person is usually so close that I have the same problem with it limiting my focus as I do in first person-- the only difference is that there is a bit less pronoun confusion (in first), when it comes down to it. But at least in third person you have the OPTION of pulling back a bit!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-34648662895041447562010-05-21T06:16:44.588-07:002010-05-21T06:16:44.588-07:00The Mötley Crüe virus will strike you down eventua...The Mötley Crüe virus will strike you down eventually. If it isn't the "Home Sweet Home" strain, it'll be "Looks that Kill" or the dreaded "Dr. Feelgood." You cannot escape them forever. ;-)<br /><br />It's true first person can be seductive—it brings a character to life so well. But it also presents narrative problems in that it's a pretty narrow filter. There are other characters' heads I'd like to explore, but I can't because I'm locked in now.Kevin Hearnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581468513894809317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-81007419760623134192010-05-20T21:59:25.508-07:002010-05-20T21:59:25.508-07:00Foiled! it is not in my head!
Congratulations on ...Foiled! it is not in my head!<br /><br />Congratulations on hitting 51K! <br /><br />I'm working through Helen in first person, which isn't my usual MO-- I'm generally a third person kind of girl, for novels-- but First Person is really pervasive. Once I started writing in it for Helen, everyone else started talking to me in first person too. I'm not sure I'm entirely pleased with the development.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.com