In light of fiction reading, writing, and 'rythmatic (okay, so not so much the 'rythmatic)...
For those of us addicted to writing in the first person, I found the blog post challenging:
The Dangers of First-Person Narrative.
Good stuff to keep in mind.
It is important that you know that my middle name is Anne (spelled with an "e"). It is my mother's middle name and my grandmother's middle name. It is the name of my favorite character, Anne of Green Gables. I want to be Anne of Green Gables, red hair and all. When not blogging, I love twirling and dancing to my favorite music on our smooth concrete floor.
interesting analysis...it makes total sense, but of course, some of what they write about, like "show not tell" is what any writer faces, no? But creating a believable character in the first person, you do have to get inside of the character. I imagine it's a bit like acting, no?
i found it terrifying. it's my biggest fear about writing really...being called inauthentic. like i'll write something and then someone else will come along and say, "phtht...what a bunch of crap." and then i'll reread it and realize that it really is just a bunch of crap. (this fear comes from re-reading old journals, blushing the whole time.) are you ever afraid of this?
oh, and thanks for the heads up on the holiday...i would never have known...
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