When I was growing up and reading books, I encountered a lot of first person point of view. As a result, I started writing in first person when I was in middle school, thinking clearly that was the best perspective. It took several creative writing classes and a truck load of short stories (and, surprisingly [...]
The first person perspective in fantasy rant
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/first-person-perspective-rant
Princeps’ Fury by Jim Butcher
This morning I finished the fifth and latest installment in Butcher’s Codex Alera series, Princeps’ Fury. I have been a fan of them since picking them up from the library earlier this year. I now own 1 to 4 in paperback, all ready for me to read through again. Back to Princeps’ Fury: it was [...]
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2008/princeps-fury-by-jim-butcher
The Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones
I just finished The Crown of Dalemark, the fourth and final book of the Dalemark Quartet by Diana Wynne Jones. I think this is going to be one of those books — series — I’ll need to re-read. Gosh, add these books to the to-buy list! I read the first two books — Cart and [...]
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2008/dalemark
The low-brow and high-brow of fantasy books… and movies.
I just discovered Limyaael’s rants, thanks to a friend’s suggestion, and I’ve read through a ton of them today. I’m so much more random than she is in my blog posts and rants (and exponentially more prone to tangents), but it’s absolutely refreshing to read someone well-read, thoughtful, and full of really well-substantiated complaints, rather [...]
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2008/the-low-brow-and-high-brow-of-fantasy-books
