Writing Fiction: A Matter of Perspective

Writing Fiction: A Matter of Perspective

by | May 8, 2023 | Editing and Writing

Perspective refers to the narrative approach to storytelling, while point of view (POV) refers to who is telling or narrating a story, be that an unnamed narrator or a POV character. First-person and third-person perspectives are common in fiction, but...
Writing Flashbacks

Writing Flashbacks

by | Apr 22, 2019 | Creativity and Inspiration, Editing and Writing

A flashback can be a powerfully evocative tool for drawing a reader closer to the story. Often, flashbacks convey vital, plot-driving information to the reader, or they expand the reader’s understanding of a key character. There is, of course, a downside to...
Editing for the Poet

Editing for the Poet

by | Nov 12, 2022 | Editing and Writing, Production and Publishing

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary contains several definitions for the word “poetry,” but perhaps the most poetic of those definitions states that poetry is “writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to...