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Tag Archives: writing in persona

Excerpt From The Third Law of Motion, a Novel by Meg Files

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on February 18, 2016 by Sheila BenderFebruary 18, 2016

The opening of Meg Files’ fine novel The Third Law of Motion?introduces the?book’s first-person narrative as we enter protagonist Dulcie White’s life as a college-bound high school student. In alternating chapters throughout the book, the young woman’s sometimes boyfriend, a confused and needy?young man, also narrates, but in the third person. Meg does an expert … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literary Gallery, WIR2015, WIR2016 | Tagged women's voices, Writing Fiction, writing in persona

Two Old Dogs and a Reverent: 15 Musings on Persona

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sheila BenderJuly 25, 2012

-1- I am reading Garth Stein’s novel Racing in the Rain. I am drawn in by the narrator, a dog named Enzo. As I read, I remember two other works in which dogs narrate–Billy Collins’ poem “The Revenant” and Eugene O’Neill’s essay, “The Last Will and Testament of Silverdene Emblem O’Neill.” In all of these … Continue reading →

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Posted in Sheila Bender On Writing, WIR2012 | Tagged narration, persona, writing in persona

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