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Articles related to "Narrative Voice"
Character Voice Writing Exercises How do you develop an authentic voice for your point of view character? Here are some creative writing exercises to help. point of view • character writing exercise • viewpoint character voice • creative writing exercise • narrative voice
Developing a Writing Voice Editors and agents are looking for manuscripts with "authentic voice." But what is voice, and how does a writer develop it? what is voice in fiction • developing a writing style • developing a narrative voice • developing an authentic writing voice • choosing a point of view
Look Who's Talking: Establishing Point of View This article explains the various aspects of point of view and gives tips on conveying it to the reader and keeping it consistent. novel • novels • novelist • write • writes
Saying Good-bye: Graham Swift's Last Orders A review of Graham Swift's Booker prize winning novel, <i>Last Orders</i>.,A review of Graham Swift's Booker prize winning novel, <i>Last Orders</i>. graham swift • last orders • booker prize • contemporary fiction • novel
Bernal Diaz: The Conquest of New Spain A short analysis of moral perspective, style, and narrative voice in 'The Conquest of New Spain', the account of Bernal Diaz del Castillo. bernal diaz the conquest of new spain • bernal diaz memories of an ageing conquistador • bernal diaz del castillo the true history of the c • bernal diaz gomara and las casas • style of bernal diaz
Point of View --The Basics What is a narrator? How does a writer use them to tell a story? What does it mean to write in "first person" point of view? The answers are here! writing point of view • point-of-view • first person point of view • narrative • narrator
The Florentine Codex A discussion of the historical context, textual style, and narrative voice of The Florentine Codex, the most detailed Indian account to have survived from the New World. the florentine codex indigenous native literature • suppressed indian account of the 1521 conquest of • missionarie bernardino de sahagun and the florenti • controversial nahuatl accounts from the conquest o • the language of the florentine codex
Black Ajax by George MacD Fraser George MacDonald Fraser has stepped up a level with his new novel "Black Ajax", an examination of prizefighting and race in Regency England. black ajax • george macdonald fraser • flashman • tom molineaux • tom cribb
An Address to Readers of W. Faulkner's "The Sound and The Fury" I hold William Faulkner's <I>The Sound and The Fury</I> to be a seminal piece of 20th-Century literature that should be required reading for all Americans. This letter is addressed to those who have read or are currently reading the novel, as well as to those who have not yet read it (but should!) the sound and the fury • william faulkner • american south
Humus-rich Food for the Soul: Karen Sedaitis' Soul Dark Soil Sedaitis' work gets under the reader's skin; goes deeper than the details of her stories, and even when she is describing something ugly, like dismemberment, rot, abduction, physical, or emotional destruction, there is a kind of detached beauty in the writing, coming from something more eternal than the pain. australian • fiction • parenting • feminist
Andrew Lloyd Webber's By Jeeves A collaboration between Alan Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber, By Jeeves doesn't quite hit the spot. by jeeves • andrew lloyd webber • alan ayckbourn • p.g. wodehouse • bertie wooster
Book Review: Millions Winner of the 2004 Carnegie Medal, Millions is a charming story that will prove entertaining for kids and adults alike. millions • book review of millions • frank cottrell boyce • 2004 carnegie medal • totallysaints
Bridget Jones' Diary on Film Starring Colin Firth and Renee Zellweger, the film of Bridget Jones' Diary provides plenty of laughs and hilariously memorable lines. bridget jones' diary • renee zellweger • colin firth • helen fielding • hugh grant
Julie Andrews's Memoir Published Julie Andrews, celebrated actress and singer, reveals stories about her childhood, early career, struggles and successes. julie andrews • a memoir of my early years • the sound of music • mary poppins • my fair lady
Ulysses: A Review A review of James Joyce's modernist classic 1922 novel Ulysses modernism • james joyce • stephen dedalus • ulysses • leopold bloom
How to Write Narrative Nonfiction By using the sort of narrative writing techniques normally associated with fiction writing, you can bring dynamic life to a nonfiction article or nonfiction book. how to write narrative nonfiction • how to write narrative • how to write • narrative nonfiction • fiction techniques
Improving Dialogue A useful tool that will help iron-out the wrinkles in dialogue by emphasizing meaning and motive, defining speaker-traits and clarifying colloquialism dialogue • colloquialism • character • fix • repair
Interview with Colleen J. McElroy Award-winning author and poet, Colleen J. McElroy, discusses her travels as a writer and her new work. colleen mcelroy • poetry • african american • fiction • travel
Painted Doll By M. Christian Reviewed A look at M. Christian's brand new work of fiction 'Painted Doll', which takes us into a ravaged future where surviving means stepping into a darkly erotic new world. painted doll • m christian • lethe press • erotic fiction • science fiction
Poet and Beloved: Roman Elegiac Characters Roman love elegy relied on stock characters to invent whole worlds in few words. Much elegiac humour came from the twists that poet's spun on these familiar characters. poet beloved • roman elegy • stock characters • roman love poetry • elegaic humour
The Articulation of Silence: Grenville's The Idea of Perfection In the tentative groping of the characters for meaning, the articulation of silence, Grenville creates a story which is a pleasure to read australia • country • love • relationships • language
The Daughters of Freya Authors Michael Betcherman and David Diamond offer an addictive story in a refreshingly original format, as a journalist's hunt for the truth unfolds via email exchanges daughters of freya • michael betcherman • david diamond • mystery • online
The Wrecking Crew, Directed by Denny Tedesco Sunday, September 28, 2008 The Wrecking Crew documentary played for the second and final time at the Calgary Film Festival. the wrecking crew • director denny tedesco • independant film • film festival • tommy tedesco
An expanding stillness: David Malouf's Dream Stuff A missing father, a missing uncle, a missing place. David Malouf’s latest book of short stories, Dream Stuff is about longing and nostalgia. A desire to reach across the bridge of time, back to some place which may have never existed, except in our dreams and the self-created impressions of the moments we have lived, which are already gone. australian • fiction • stories • war
Henry Miller Describes The Beauty Of Big Sur Giving Literature The Oranges Of Hieronymus Bosch: Part II Henry Miller took his reader on a trip of the mind with Big Sur. He showed the beauty of the common man in a prose narrative that eventually proved to be his magnum opus. henry miller • big sur • new journalism • epilogue • disappearing american landscape
Heroic Quest: Joan London's Gilgamesh Joan London has won a number of prizes, for her previous two short story collections, including the coveted Age Book of the Year for Sister Ship. The anticipation for this, her first full length novel, was great. Gilgamesh fully lives up to the expectations surrounding its release. London’s writing quality is delicate and rich, combining a strong clear, easy to read linear narrative, with descriptive introspection. australia • novel • ancient • friendship • love
How to Appreciate Chaucer's Writings How to appreciate Chaucer's works by looking at the historical, social and literary contexts in The Canterbury Tales and the motivation behind his narrative poetry. how to appreciate geoffrey chaucer • how the canterbury tales gives a sense of medieval • the canterbury tales a brief history • the tales of the pilgrims in the canterbury tales • medieval tradition of the framed story
Josip Novakovich Offers a Workshop in a Book Review of Josip Novakovich's <i> Fiction Writer's Workshop </i>, a how-to book with a lot of differences. fiction • writing • review
Making of the Novel: Max Sollitt's The Correspondence Course How do we define good writing? Are there clear boundaries between writing genres, fact and fiction, history and theory, writing and criticism? These are some of the questions raised by Max Sollitt's first novel The Correspondence Course, which defies its own definition of 'novel'. creative writing • world war ii • literature • australian • sydney
A Review of Tim Winton's Dirt Music Dirt Music is a big sprawling novel about the ancient Australian land, about loss, life, death, and redemption, about change and stagnation, but above all about love, and its power to change people.
BOOK REVIEW: RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS As a life-long J.D. Salinger fan, I decided to take this opportunity to compare his most famous work, "Catcher in the Rye," with a lesser-known story of mixed merit. j.d. salinger • catcher in the rye • characters • comparison • new yorker magazine
Dialogue Writing in Fiction This article describes the conventions of dialogue, the rules used by most fiction writer when writing dialogue, and how to use dialogue effectively. dialogue • writing • creative writing • speech • language
Interview with Gail Bell, 24 June, 2001 Gail Bell talks about the making of The Poison Principle, the book's narrative style, voice, and themes, the Varuna Writing Centre, poison, on the need to work, and her next book. poison • literature • australian • non-fiction • death
Pleasing Fractals: Sue Gough's The Nether Regions The Nether Regions is a marvellous novel, coupling linguistic beauty with humour, psychological fascination and intensity. aphasia • australian literature • stroke • hydrotherapy • literature
Zero decibels Quiet: Simone Lazaroo's The Australian Fiance The Australian Fiance is a deeply moving novel. Not so much because of its story, which has moments of intensity, but is primarily, a simple story of love and loss. Rather, it is the exquisite language, the poetic transcendence affected by Lazaroo’s narrative which draws the reader into the character of the Eurasian woman, submerged with her, until we are also nameless, nationless, simultaneously guilty and innocent, soft and hard, lost and found.
Is this Nothing: Elizabeth Jolley's An Innocent Gentleman As a comedy of manners, An Innocent Gentleman makes for a mildly humorous, and easy to read novel; a brief play which is a kind of light farce. As a commentary on the sterility of English mannered life, and as a serious work exploring issues of innocence and guilt, love and pain, and how we make meaning in our lives, the book is difficult, and disturbing, leaving the reader confused, as humour and the lightness of tone mingle with the emptiness of the characters lives, and the mingling of pettiness, desire and depravity. australian • england • society • world war two
Magnifying Memories: Kazuo Ishiguro's When We Were Orphans A review of <i>When We Were Orphans</i> by Kazuo Ishiguro. kazuo ishiguro • mystery • memory • novel • fiction |
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