“I had hoped to be a poet, and for a long time I tried to write poetry. My first published pieces were poems.” WritingFirstsLongPiecesPoetLong Time Author:Norman Lock
“As a practical matter, I like the dramatic monologue for its compelling intimacy. To be inside one's character, to register his or her every vagrant thought, emotion, and response - the first-person viewpoint grants this privilege and immediacy.” FirstsPersonsMatterCharacterEmotionResponsePrivilegePracticalsIntimacyDramaticGrantsCompellingFirst PersonRegisterViewpointsMonologuesImmediacyVagrants Author:Norman Lock
“A first-person voice helps to ensure the uniformity and cohesiveness of the narrative; it gathers unto itself incidents and characters in its unstoppable progress toward the story's end.” FirstsPersonsEndsCharacterHelpingStoriesVoiceProgressNarrativeIncidentsFirst PersonUniformityUnstoppableCohesiveness Author:Norman Lock