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Showing Point Of View through a Concrete Example, New Ground
In a series of craft notes, we’re illustrating Point of View. If you want to see the first step in this process, click here to see Alice...
Scott Archer Jones
Mar 9, 20252 min read


Showing Point Of View through a Concrete Example, # 8
In a series of craft notes, we’re illustrating Point of View. If you want to see the first step in this process, click here to see Alice...
Scott Archer Jones
Mar 2, 20251 min read


Requiem For A Humble Man, Part 2
See here for Part 1 Living On The Mountain ... When Vietnam had done filling him up with long-term poisons, Dave Ambrose came home to own...
ohjammer
Feb 27, 20252 min read


Showing Point Of View through a Concrete Example, #7
In a series of craft notes, we’re illustrating Point of View. If you want to see the first step in this process, click here to see Alice...
Scott Archer Jones
Feb 23, 20252 min read


Requiem for a humble man, Part 1
Vietnam, A Prologue and Epilogue of Our Elegy Biography is tainted by the cult of the Great Man. Statesmen, Celebrities, Criminals,...
Scott Archer Jones
Feb 19, 20253 min read


Showing Point of View Through a Concrete EXample, #6
Craftier and Craftier In a series of craft notes, we’re illustrating Point of View. If you want to see the first step in this process,...
Scott Archer Jones
Feb 16, 20252 min read


Showing Point of View Through a Concrete Example, #5
Third Person Point of View - the most used -> But there are three kinds.
Scott Archer Jones
Feb 9, 20252 min read


Showing point of view through a concrete example, #4
It All Depends On Your Point of View In a series of craft notes, we’re illustrating Point of View. If you want to see the first step in...
Scott Archer Jones
Feb 2, 20252 min read


showing point of view through a concrete example, #3
In a series of craft notes, we’re illustrating Point of View
Scott Archer Jones
Jan 26, 20252 min read


In Praise of My Darling Boy, an outstanding new book
John Dufresne's new book is opening to a big splash, with a New York Times review, a feature in Lit Hub, a launch at his favorite...
ohjammer
Jan 24, 20251 min read


Ten Ways Your Novel Will Kill You This Winter
Scott Archer Jones Fall approaches. The novel scurries into corners, a rat-like beastie, and you attempt to slip the leash back on. You...
ohjammer
Jan 20, 20253 min read


Showing Point of View through a Concrete Example, #2
In a series of craft notes, we’re illustrating Point of View. If you want to see the first step in this process, click here to see Alice...
ohjammer
Jan 19, 20252 min read


Showing Point Of View through a concrete example
I’m going to use an example that casts all the points of view that I know of, since seeing the real thing is mostly better than just...
ohjammer
Jan 12, 20253 min read


In Praise of Nan Shepherd, Scots Nature Writer Extraordinaire
Buy this book. Then, having read it deeply, give it to your best friend.
ohjammer
Jan 5, 20252 min read


Heartily Recommend Cully Perlman's Blog on Writing and Craft: A Weekly Inspiration
Finding a source of inspiration and practical guidance in the world of writing and writer's craft can feel like searching for a needle in...
ohjammer
Dec 29, 20241 min read
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