I’ve gone back to an old #novel I’ve been writing for years- this time I’m getting it done! 😉
But, in doing so I have decided to change the prose text from past-tense to present-tense to give the #narrative some extra tension and forward drive.
It’s working out so far, but I’m not entirely convinced it’s the right thing to do. Most narratives are written in past-tense after all, so it might make my novel less inviting.
Oh, & here's an example of "readers don't care or notice" right here... I read Wasted & I didn't even remember any bits in 2nd person
Technique can help a story move faster but I don't think readers consciously notice or remember technique (unless they're writers/aspiring writers & even then once you get lost in the story... that stuff fades into the background)
@pretensesoup@rayckeith@bookstodon@amwriting This is very interesting, as I’ve always wondered what would be a particularly good reason to use second person, apart from aesthetic or simply to be different. This approach makes a lot of sense.
We always found ourselves in Magdalena, a quaint, abandoned town nestled far in the western reaches, Lya and I, as we ventured into the Spree. I didn’t know why. And I had never really thought about it. Until now…
#CfP für den #Workshop "Aufstieg/Abstieg/Ausstieg – Modelle und #Narrative sozialer Mobilität in der deutschen #Literatur", der am 16./17. Mai 2024 am Kulturwissenschaftlichen Institut Essen (KWI @kwi_essen) stattfinden wird.
Sooo excited to see this book nearing its day in the spotlight! Kaisa was a delight to supervise as a PhD student, and we had so many wonderful conversations about things #enactive while she was writing.
Claire Messud: "Each of us is made up of our lived experiences, of course; but also, both consciously and unconsciously, of all the stories that we have heard, read, or watched. Without realizing it, we come to understand what a story is and how it means by the accretion of narratives in our heads" ('Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I write,' p. 65).
Recently updated the #solarpunk page on my #website which has a rundown of my involvement with it and where I'm coming from. Not sure if I shared it here before, but it's taking shape into a #narrative I like.
Recently updated the #solarpunk page on my #website which has a rundown of my involvement with it and where I'm coming from. Not sure if I shared it here before, but it's taking shape into a #narrative I like.
#CfP for the #panel "Spectacle and #Empathy: The Role of #Excessive (Em)Body(ment) in #Narrative", which will take place at the Northeast Modern Languages Association (#NeMLA#northeastMLA) convention in Boston on March 7-10, 2024.
#CfP for the #panel "Saying the Unsayable: #Narrative Experimentations in the Representation of #trauma", which will take place at the Northeast Modern Languages Association (#NeMLA#northeastMLA) convention in Boston on March 7-10, 2024.