I had an amazing experience at my job interview.. I don't want to go into too much detail, but my interviewer is a published author!!!! I have not met very many authors, so this was a thrill for me, but I had to contain it (dang it all). I was there for the interview, after all, and to pull out my notebook (which I didn't take anyhow) and start drilling him about the details of his writing and his life would have been inappropriate to say the least. I've already told myself I'm going back to the office on the ruse of following up on my interview and getting one of his cards. I just got to wait a decent amount of time. Next week at the very least. |
I've added a new entry to my book, "Mouse on the Move" : "January 16, 2025" Update on the job search and more. |
i just wanted to drop a note and say thank you. Some of your answers to questions on the newsfeed reveal your age somewhat. I'd just like to say Thank You for making me feel like a Spring Chicken and that I've got plenty of time left to write....... I now return you to your regularly scheduled newsfeed........ |
Good to hear! Hopefully, one of these days I'm going to wake feeling better than an Autumn Turkey; I doubt a Spring Chicken, but perhaps a Summer Duck. |
tj wanderlust-words-in-motion - or maybe you'll be a winter goose. No matter, they're all really fowl. |
Wordsmitty ✍️ - Yes they are, and I'm feeling pretty foul right now. |
Been sick the past week and a half with a nasty cold. Short of rolling in the snow (which has crossed my mind) I can't seem to cool down for anything. Beene waking up in puddles when I do get to sleep. Got three books from the library a week ago: I know one of them is called "How Not to Write a Novel", another is "The Everything There is to Know About Writing Book", and the final one is called" A Book in a Month". Somehow, I'm managing to read at least one chapter and take notes on each book every day. So much for what I did for my writing. Other than that, I've been skipping medical appointments because I just don't care anymore and don't feel they are worth fighting the weather to get to them. All I keep thinking is we only got two or three more months of this cold stuff and we'll be back to Spring. Hopefully that will wake me up because right now all I want to do is hibernate. |
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A riddle in a rhyme for you I've added a new entry to my book, " Contest Entries by Mouse" : "What are you looking at" |
I've added a new entry to my book, "Mouse on the Move" : "Point of View Question" There are a lot of things going on in my life that are making me question it. The worse part is, it is making me question my writing which is usually my one point of sanity........ |
Writing Question: I was looking up point of view trying to decide the perspective for my novel, Nezoom. What is the difference, if any, between first-person peripheral and third-person close? The only thing I can come up with is a question of familiarity. But does that really come into play? |
Key Differences Narrative Position: First-person peripheral is narrated by a character within the story, while third-person close is narrated by an external observer. Great question! (I asked Copilate and this is the response:) Scope of Knowledge: First-person peripheral is limited to what the narrator knows and observes, whereas third-person close can delve deeply into the thoughts and feelings of the focal character. Reader’s Connection: First-person peripheral can create a sense of intrigue and distance, as the narrator might not know everything about the protagonist. Third-person close offers a more direct connection to the focal character’s inner world. |
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