tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post388807536356772949..comments2024-03-18T04:50:28.589-07:00Comments on Grace's Mosaic Moments: Point of ViewGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04040441084648426091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post-63263350594875698382017-12-10T20:41:53.935-08:002017-12-10T20:41:53.935-08:00Thanks, Barbara, for the compliment and for respon...Thanks, Barbara, for the compliment and for responding to my question. (I thanked Linda in church this morning!) So far, including those who responded by email, the vote is "yes." So I'm starting to take the idea more seriously.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040441084648426091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post-5488883202623721432017-12-10T19:09:29.695-08:002017-12-10T19:09:29.695-08:00I love your posts, Grace. You're right -- your...I love your posts, Grace. You're right -- your approach is unique, flexible, and very readable. Publishing your advice in book form is a great idea. Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post-11899744762427003622017-12-10T05:19:55.137-08:002017-12-10T05:19:55.137-08:00As you know, I don't write novels. While some...As you know, I don't write novels. While some people think my POV is delusional, it is not fictional. Nonetheless, I like the idea of your organizing and publishing your writing advice, because I have always found it interesting and I know I can learn from it. In a way, all writing is storytelling.<br /><br />Speaking of storytelling, I'm afraid I'm a throwback. If I understand rightly what you are saying, I love the author POV. I enjoy getting into the characters' heads through their dialogue, but I don't want to live there. Perhaps it's part and parcel of my dislike of suspense. I like to stay safely outside the story with the author, who knows the end from the beginning. To me, the greatest miracle of the Incarnation is that God chose to enter directly into his story, leaving behind the safety of his omnipotent POV.<br /><br />I consider Tolkien's Lord of the Rings to be one of the best-written books of all time. (The movies, no. They have great scenery but otherwise little to commend them.) If I understand the definition correctly, Tolkien writes largely, if not entirely, from author's POV. On the other hand, I don't appreciate it when the author abuses his privilege. "Little did he know, as he walked gaily through the doorway, that the next time he held his son would be as he placed him softly in a tiny casket" at the end of one chapter, followed by several unrelated chapters before we hear the story behind that event. Ugh.Linda Wightman (SursumCorda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05743407414054956783noreply@blogger.com