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 [...]
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The first person perspective in fantasy rant
posted by erin on January 9, 2009
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/first-person-perspective-rant
The argument: Bella is no Buffy, to her detriment.
I found this article yesterday on an author’s blog and I absolutely agree with the article (and the author’s sentiment, though I won’t link back out of courtesy to the author’s post’s request). The article’s author makes a terrific, and alarming, point about the potentially dangerous and potent message of the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer. [...]
posted by erin on December 5, 2008
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2008/the-argument-bella-is-no-buffy-to-her-detriment
The Seeker of Truth… in Primetime?
They are officially making a Sword of Truth television series — yes, bloggers, I am late with this news, so sue me — and I am surprised. Not shocked (I mean, it was bound to happen; the books are bestsellers) but surprised. “Legend of the Seeker.” Not so bad, looks like. Also, I mean, the [...]
posted by erin on September 10, 2008
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2008/the-seeker-of-truth-in-primetime
The end of my summer reading…
It’s been a while since I’ve really written and there’s no simple explanation for it. I just haven’t remembered. But that’s not to say that things haven’t been happening or I haven’t been reading. Actually in the intervening time between since when I last really wrote and now I finished King’s Shield, I read the [...]
posted by erin on September 9, 2008
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2008/the-end-of-my-summer-reading
