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Omniscient Viewpoint--A Point Against You?
When I first thought about switching my book over to omniscient viewpoint, the first thing I thought was what I heard from other writers: If you use it, it’ll be a point against you with the ag… more →
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Omniscient Viewpoint--A Point Against You?
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garridon wrote 4 weeks ago: When I first thought about switching my book over to omniscient viewpoint, the first thing I thought … more →
Omniscient's Storytelling Quality
garridon wrote 1 month ago: I ran across an entry on Rosemary for Remembrance’s blog sums up omniscient viewpoint very nic … more →
More on Telling and Omniscient Viewpoint
garridon wrote 1 month ago: As a viewpoint, omniscient goes against the grain of “show not tell,” often using telli … more →
Omniscient Viewpoint and Telling
garridon wrote 1 month ago: One of the first “rules” every writer gets greeted with is “show, don’t tell … more →
Describing Characters?
garridon wrote 3 months ago: A hot topic among writers is whether to describe characters or not. A lot of writers say not to des … more →
Reasons to Use Omniscient Viewpoint
garridon wrote 5 months ago: Usually when I see someone post a piece in what they think is omniscient viewpoint, the reason they … more →
Learning to Be a Better Writer by Reading
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garridon wrote 7 months ago: When I was in a critique group, there were two writers who were working on a novel but didn’t … more →
Omniscient Viewpoint Distance
garridon wrote 9 months ago: A number of years ago I critted a manuscript where the author had used omniscient viewpoint and it w … more →
Are Other Viewpoints Coming Back?
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garridon wrote 10 months ago: First person has been so popular the last few years that it seems like every time I pick up a book, … more →
Something to Remember Characters By
garridon wrote 10 months ago: EditortoRent has an interesting blog entry up about things that can really derail a book (worth read … more →
Revising for Omniscient Viewpoint
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garridon wrote 10 months ago: Every time I write a project, I end up starting the revising phase before I finish, so I’ve be … more →
What I Didn't Learn From How-To Books II
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garridon wrote 10 months ago: The next item on my list is Omnisicent Viewpoint. To be perfectly honest, until I got to my current … more →
Why Writers Head Hop
garridon wrote 11 months ago: I ran into this article from Writer’s Digest on Fiction: Point of View. Sometimes I find hidd … more →
How to Tell if a Book is Omniscient Viewpoint
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garridon wrote 11 months ago: To learn more about omniscient viewpoint, I’ve been hitting the library to see what books I ca … more →
Too Much Detail in Omniscient Viewpoint?
garridon wrote 11 months ago: I recently did a crit of a chapter in omniscient viewpoint, and it reminded me of a pitfall I learne … more →
What Did I Learn This Year?
garridon wrote 11 months ago: One of the great–and aggravating things about writing–is that no matter how much I learn … more →
Writing Books for the New Year
garridon wrote 12 months ago: Happy New Year! I thought I’d make a list of writing books that I find particularly helpful. I … more →
Omniscient Viewpoint in Romance Novels
garridon wrote 12 months ago: On the Lionheart Press, there’s an interesting article on omniscient viewpoint as used in roma … more →
Writing Snippet: Omniscient Viewpoint
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garridon wrote 1 year ago: This is a scene that was originally in my urban fantasy. I was writing in first person, hit this sc … more →
