#EdenLit - February Meeting 2/13/2012 at 7pm EST

Contributor: SmutGeek SmutGeek
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Ok so with that small lesson let's challenge ourselves to write at least one story with the previous lessons in mind:
Keep sentence structure simple and evocative,
Keep the language relevant,
Remember the narrative perspective you are ... more
Sound like it should be fun. I'll work on another 1st person pov ^_^ and maybe tweek my Truffles story a lil bit later.
02/13/2012
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Ok so with that small lesson let's challenge ourselves to write at least one story with the previous lessons in mind:
Keep sentence structure simple and evocative,
Keep the language relevant,
Remember the narrative perspective you are ... more
Ooh, I have a couple different ways I could run with "It was a dark and stormy night." Keep on me, I'd love to try and get something in there!
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
First person is I and we language. If, however, your main character is speaking then he/she can say whatever he/she wants. It is only when the narrator begins to speak that the first person perspective should be maintained.
I should have explained that perspective comes from the narrator not the characters in the story...the narrator can BE the main character but the onus of maintaining the perspective is on the narrator not the characters. Does that make sense?
02/13/2012
Contributor: Destri Destri
LOL to the dark and stormy night beginning! I will have to give that some thought....
02/13/2012
Contributor: Destri Destri
yes, Airen, I understand
02/13/2012
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
[italics|The trick for the author is to remember to use the proper tense and to describe the events as they unfold rather than glossing over important details. ]

For me this is the hardest part. I hate editing my own work and I usually post projects and blog posts and stories without even reading them after I have completed them. I know I sometimes make this mistake, and something I need to work on as well as reading my work before posting it.

I do see a lot of authors "glossing" over a lot of the important details. In some erotic works, suddenly the man cums, pulls out and tosses out a condom. How the heck did the condom get there!!! There are many examples I could give here, but that one is always my favourite.

Another glossing over that I find out than just actions, is feelings. I find when a man writes from a woman's point of view, they are WAY too vague in the emotional aspects of a woman's mind that good idea bad idea that weighs into our thinking. OR they write it too poetishy. Using language that takes away from the actual story.

[italics|Remember that your audience cannot see, smell, hear or taste what your character is seeing, smelling, hearing or tasting. ]

Exactly!!!

I love and adore attention to details. So that is how I write. I love reading that a dish of food was so delicious that a character closed their eyes in bliss and sighed as they swallowed rather than the "food was good/delicious".
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Woman China
[italics|The trick for the author is to remember to use the proper tense and to describe the events as they unfold rather than glossing over important details. ]

For me this is the hardest part. I hate editing my own work and I usually post ... more
That is exactly my point....if you have a condom suddenly appearing in your work take the time to go back and instruct your character to put the damn thing on! LOL
02/13/2012
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
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Originally posted by Destri
So well put! I have had problems with just this sort of stuff myself. Keeping things in a logical order takes real effort and proofreading to the nth degree
Try this exercise.

Close your eyes and mentally put yourself in the character you are writing. See what your character sees, feels, tastes, hears, the scent of the room, every little thing... feel what your character feels.

When you walk into a room... what is the first thing you see/smell? Then go on from there.

Biggest thing to do when writing from the first person is to also step back from time to time and just breathe. Then return to the story.
02/13/2012
Contributor: Destri Destri
now, in a first person point of view, the narrator can be someone who is merely observing the action, and not be involved in it, yes? Like a ghost telling a tale... ???
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
I like using different literary devices it makes the writing much more interesting and welcoming. The dark and stormy night could be a metaphor, an actual night, a cheesy beginning on an equally cheesy story! Whatever so long as it is in the first person perspective!

There will probably be a gift card in it for the author who best follows the narrative style!....just sayin'
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Destri
now, in a first person point of view, the narrator can be someone who is merely observing the action, and not be involved in it, yes? Like a ghost telling a tale... ???
Yes precisely...the difference is the narrator would be the one telling the story from their point of view.
02/13/2012
Contributor: SmutGeek SmutGeek
Quote:
Originally posted by Destri
now, in a first person point of view, the narrator can be someone who is merely observing the action, and not be involved in it, yes? Like a ghost telling a tale... ???
I would think so.
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Yes precisely...the difference is the narrator would be the one telling the story from their point of view.
It would be like a memory but beware of turning it into a third person perspective....remembe r the story must be from the narrators point of view!
02/13/2012
Contributor: Destri Destri
yes, the ghost must use "I" and just tell what he/she is observing
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
For example:
It was a dark and stormy night when I decided to meet with you for the first time! I remember how cold the rain was.....
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Destri
yes, the ghost must use "I" and just tell what he/she is observing
Exactly!
02/13/2012
Contributor: PassionateLover2 PassionateLover2
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
It would be like a memory but beware of turning it into a third person perspective....remembe r the story must be from the narrators point of view!
Question. Is this work due next month or tonight?
02/13/2012
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
"It was a dark and stormy night when I died."

Tee hee hee... I so couldn't resist!!
02/13/2012
Contributor: Destri Destri
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Originally posted by Woman China
"It was a dark and stormy night when I died."

Tee hee hee... I so couldn't resist!!
That is actually quite interesting!
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
Ok so we have our open topic as the third choice....what should be our second topic? We are heading into March, which is supposed be in like a lion out like a lamb. It's still cold but we are beginning to see some glimmer of Spring...
Throw out some ideas!
02/13/2012
Contributor: Destri Destri
maybe I have been watching too much of Being Human on the Syfy channel....
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
Quote:
Originally posted by Woman China
"It was a dark and stormy night when I died."

Tee hee hee... I so couldn't resist!!
LOVE it but it's a bit short.....MORE MORE!
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Destri
maybe I have been watching too much of Being Human on the Syfy channel....
That is a show that went dark and twisted really quick! I have seen botht he US and Brit versions and I am torn over which I like better.
02/13/2012
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Ok so we have our open topic as the third choice....what should be our second topic? We are heading into March, which is supposed be in like a lion out like a lamb. It's still cold but we are beginning to see some glimmer of Spring...
Throw ... more
Another leprechaun story? lol
02/13/2012
Contributor: Destri Destri
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
That is a show that went dark and twisted really quick! I have seen botht he US and Brit versions and I am torn over which I like better.
I agree... I think I like the US version better, the Brit version is so dark and bloody!
02/13/2012
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Ok so we have our open topic as the third choice....what should be our second topic? We are heading into March, which is supposed be in like a lion out like a lamb. It's still cold but we are beginning to see some glimmer of Spring...
Throw ... more
I'd really like to challenge people.

What about working on descriptions. We have to describe something simple. Like the application of lotion. Or brushing our teeth. Or a flower. Or a building in 500 words.
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by PassionateLover2
Question. Is this work due next month or tonight?
Yes we will work on it until the week before the next meeting. I'll post a synopsis of this meeting and an assignment forum. It'll have where to publish a link or your work and the deadline.
02/13/2012
Contributor: Destri Destri
Spring reminds me of new beginnings and transformations... maybe something about this?
02/13/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
Quote:
Originally posted by Woman China
I'd really like to challenge people.

What about working on descriptions. We have to describe something simple. Like the application of lotion. Or brushing our teeth. Or a flower. Or a building in 500 words.
Do you think we should maybe cover descriptive language in a topic for one month? I'd like to keep the second topic something fun or evocative to the season. But we can have Monthly "lessons" where we have a sort of homework assignment topic.
02/13/2012
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Favorite flowers?
02/13/2012