tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904837152437915711.post3931049675540077628..comments2012-05-25T17:24:47.718-04:00Comments on Darrell B Nelson's writing: Writing Wednesday: RulesDarrell B. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851443183217238218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904837152437915711.post-60889670268409746792011-06-02T08:09:20.063-04:002011-06-02T08:09:20.063-04:00If I didn't already have the rough outline for...If I didn't already have the rough outline for next weeks post formed in my head these comments would make me write the same one.<br />Next week I'm going to write about reading vs. writing.Darrell B. Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851443183217238218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904837152437915711.post-6593774231120175202011-06-02T06:20:27.714-04:002011-06-02T06:20:27.714-04:00Rules are made to be broken--but only once one kno...Rules are made to be broken--but only once one knows the rules. Can you tell I'm an English teacher? Writers who play around with rules, using fragments for effect or modifying typical expectations, can do so very effectively, as long as they do so for good reason (and understand why they do so). <br /><br />Unlike my beloved Stephanie, I detest omniscient POV. I'm too plot driven to enjoy being inside a bunch of people's thoughts, and I get impatient for people to stop thinking (or lusting, or complaining about past hurts) and get on with some action. Limited omniscient is more palatable to me, so that I am only inside one character's head, but I prefer first person (a POV I know that Stephanie tends to dislike). <br /><br />The main thing is to write what WE like to read. If I don't like reading my own writing, I won't be happy, even if other people love it.Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904837152437915711.post-45334694720796699492011-06-01T09:22:28.257-04:002011-06-01T09:22:28.257-04:00I'm with you on POV and rules. I am not a fan ...I'm with you on POV and rules. I am not a fan of the one limited POV and only the limited POV type thinking. I always wrote from omnipotent and was pressured to do otherwise.<br /><br />Well, I've made it work, but I only have one full-length novel where I stick with a single POV and I have to say it's unlikely I'll do another. I like see multiple perspectives and I might very well go back to omnipotent. There are places, particularly in the ensemble works I love most, where it's the only way to go.<br /><br />Rules are only useful if they build a better story. If they're in the way of the story, they should be discarded.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.com