tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post2509032941202181093..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: The Narrow Character FocusEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-3279362910020836452013-01-12T18:16:08.510-06:002013-01-12T18:16:08.510-06:00Re: restrictive commas-- if you mean restrictive c...Re: restrictive commas-- if you mean restrictive clauses? It's really hard to explain and I never do it well-- ask my students. Basically, it's about whether a noun is "restricted" by the modifying clause that follows.<br /><br />Let me think of a good example and will put it on the blog.<br />AEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-15609393265698672752013-01-12T18:14:06.697-06:002013-01-12T18:14:06.697-06:00Anon in MS-- Actually, I think a good first-person...Anon in MS-- Actually, I think a good first-person narration allows the reader to wonder what this narrator is hiding or lying about. <br /><br />First is paradoxically more likely to cause the distance that allows perspective. The reader knows she's not "I", and can tell when the narrator's perspective is self-serving or limited.<br /><br />I guess that's the question-- how is this person's narration limited? How is it less fully true than an omniscient narration might be?<br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-70552549156576250422013-01-12T11:27:51.036-06:002013-01-12T11:27:51.036-06:00I tried to send a question to your edittorrent ema...I tried to send a question to your edittorrent email, but it just kept coming back as undeliverable. Here is my question: <br />A while back, y'all did a post that briefly touched on restrictive commas, and y'all attached a link that explained them. However, I didn't fully grasp the concept, and I was wondering if y'all would elaborate with a post on the blog. Thanks for your help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-51218153270287904312013-01-12T11:11:32.808-06:002013-01-12T11:11:32.808-06:00Hi Alicia and Theresa! I have been following y...Hi Alicia and Theresa! I have been following y'all's blog for nearly a year, and I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful, amazing, and useful this site has been. I have learned more about writing from you two than any teacher or writing tool found on the local bookstore shelves. So I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you! <br /><br />I'm currently writing in first person, and this post brought a question to my mind: aren't most first person narratives similar to this mivie genre? Though i undertand writing is a case by case basis, but, in my thinking, many writers choose, consciously or subconsciously, to write in first person because it provides that limited view point that you would not get from third person. Every action and reaction is tainted by that character's perspective. Another character adds dimension, though though the other characters actions are interpreted through the main character's lenses and not the reader's. <br /><br />Anyways, I finally worked my way up to y'all's current posts, and I just really wanted to say 'hi, and I really love y'all!'<br /><br />From your biggest Mississippi fan! <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-24059202930514541912013-01-12T09:44:22.731-06:002013-01-12T09:44:22.731-06:00Very good post, Alicia. Well thought out, thanks.Very good post, Alicia. Well thought out, thanks.alexlukemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429204799613793974noreply@blogger.com