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  1. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your ...

    Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your head down when noise tries to drown out your inner voice, and whatever you do, keep pushing. Christina Tosi
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    Please Comment: The Seven Deadly (Writers’) Sins…

    New blog post by AgentPete – discussions in this thread, please --- Come over here for a moment, would you? But be careful of the edge of the table, it’s rather sharp. Good. Now you can see things from my side of the desk. That towering pile you see in front of you? It’s what some unkind...
  3. Rich.

    Where are you in 1st-person singular present?

    I always struggle with this, am always a little confused. First-person singular past – I made tea for the octopus – that makes sense to me: someone is telling me a story about their past. And a third-person narrator can be invisible – Jimmy opened the fridge – or a raconteur – Now, the fun, if...
  4. Rich.

    How do you approach POV?

    Morning everyone, I'd like to pick your brains on the subject of point of view. Do you have a favourite when writing? Is it the same when you read? When writing, are you strict about maintaining POV, or do you allow yourself some freedom as and when you see fit (moving from limited omniscient...
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