Tag: Fiction
Truth Told at an Angle
Sloane lets perspective distort a setting, using Emily Dickinson’s philosophy of the ‘slant’ truth.
Keep reading...When Landscape Refuses to Stay in the Background
Sloane rereads Brontë while imagining wind pressing against stone, considering how setting carries a will of its own.
Keep reading...The Stories We Tell Ourselves
We all have a version of our own lives playing in our heads. Your protagonist is no different.
Keep reading...The Lens of the Outsider
Perspective is a filter that determines what the reader is allowed to feel.
Keep reading...Fractures in the Frame
A perfect character is a closed door; a flawed character is an invitation.
Keep reading...The Unsaid Between Lines
Characters rarely say exactly what they mean; the truth lives in the friction.
Keep reading...The First Line’s Contract
The first line is the promise you make to the reader about the nature of the journey.
Keep reading...When the Room Speaks First
A room should have a will, a history, and an opinion on what is happening.
Keep reading...The Intimacy of the Close Third
The ‘Close Third’ person offers the perspective of the ‘I’ with the authority of the ‘He’.
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