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7 Day Writing Challenge
by, Jill Swenson
January 13, 2015

  January is a time for new starts and creative bursts. Despite the bitter cold and desolate landscape, this is a wonderful time to generate fresh content. Take this One Week writing challenge. Spend 15-20 minutes every day for the next week.   Day 1 Pick a photograph that speaks to you. One with a story behind it that isn’t entirely contained in the visual… [Read More]

Filed Under: character sketch, paint a portrait in words, POV, writing challenge
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Spilling Ink on POV
by, Jill Swenson
February 21, 2014

POV. Point of View. When you begin to write, you must decide who will tell the story. You will, of course. Duh. You are the narrator if you are the writer. But who are you? Are you the heroic character? The omniscient voice of God? The fly on the wall? Journalist reporting from the scene? How do you find the right narrator’s voice? One of… [Read More]

Filed Under: Anne Mazer, Ellen Potter, first-person, POV, second-person, Spilling Ink, third-person limited, third-person objective, third-person omniscient
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