Archive for June, 2008
The Art of Re-Vision: Part 5 - Retooling sound and sense
Think of it as Dickens vs. Shelley. It should come as no surprise that there is more poetry in Dickens than there is in Shelley. Does that make Charles more the poet than Percy Bysshe? Perhaps so. Poets are raw souls looking into their spleens for passion, while novelists use poetry as catgut to string […]
The Art of Re-vision: Part Four: Ending Well
By Edward C Patterson
If there is one subject in creative writing that has been exhausted, it is THE OPENING. The hook. Sucking the reader in (as opposed to reading the suckers in). Novelists spend a good amount of time crafting, re-crafting, and re-re-crafting their opening paragraph, assessing the perfect first line and modus operandi. Do […]
The Art of Re-Vision - Part Three - Logic vs. Illogic
Logic vs. Illogic: Lessons on Hanging the Lanterns.
by guest blogger Edward C. Patterson.
So you’ve finished your draft and have all your ducks in a row. You’re ready for the revision and, as you do your read-through, you begin to second-guess the logic of specific elements in your work. These logic flaws sometimes sneak up and […]
The Art of Re-Vision - Part Two: POV
Maintaining POV: How to detect, correct and violate the Golden rule.
by guest blogger, Edward C. Patterson
Are you revising a section of your novel and something doesn’t seem right? Have you checked all aspects and still it isn’t anchored to the rest of the work? Have you tested for POV inconsistencies?
Many rules just beg to be […]
The Art of Re-Vision: Part One
Font is delighted to welcome guest blogger, Edward C Patterson, for a five-part series on the mechanics of revision. We know that many of you are in the process of revising your stories and Ed has a wealth of advice to offer.
Part One: The Horror of Stage Directions.
by Edward C Patterson.
Revising your novel’s draft can be […]
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