tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post4695613115342832355..comments2023-11-03T03:30:26.920-07:00Comments on E.L. Wagner's Umbral Musings: Pesky POVsE.L. Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-11846194116196061042012-10-07T19:43:42.023-07:002012-10-07T19:43:42.023-07:00Love the way they won't let me edit my reply t...Love the way they won't let me edit my reply to my own post ;)<br /><br />I think we're both showing our age if we call Dune a modern novel, since it was written in 1965. It's almost as old as I am :D As a college teacher, it always amazes me that most of my students were not even born in the 80's now, so to them the 80's, and maybe even the 90's, are ancient history (let alone the 60's). Scary.<br /><br />I'm obviously in the minority here, since Dune is considered a SF classic, but it really wasn't my favorite. And it's not because of Herbert's use of omniscient in of itself (I mean, Tolkien used it as well, as did most authors back then). Something about the narrative just didn't flow for me. Not sure why, though there were a lot of "I'm thinking he thought" passages. Maybe that was some of it.E.L. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-29613235473670859092012-10-07T19:35:39.052-07:002012-10-07T19:35:39.052-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.E.L. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-16834669057862939592012-10-01T12:59:07.368-07:002012-10-01T12:59:07.368-07:00Nice examples of POV. Another modern omniscient no...Nice examples of POV. Another modern omniscient novel people may know is Dune. I'm like you, I like to stick to limited third person. I've tried first on occasion, but I don't think I do it as well.<br /><br />Also, congrats on having the courage to do a post on craft. I feel the same way when I try it, being unpublished.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04406903657837367974noreply@blogger.com