In which our merry hosts contemplate finding the right point of view from which to tell a story. The perspective of looking at a story is fungible, but each point of view will have a different voice. The coffee committee ponders the right point of view for a story about an incident, and how the voice of the view affects the story’s tone and outcome.
Mentions from Episode 83:
- Point of View – the Sidekick episode
- Alma Alexander
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead – Tom Stoppard
- Desdaemona
- Pandaemonium
- Star Wars – yeah, y’all don’t need a link.
- Bildungsroman – Chaz’ fancy word meaning a novel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education
- More stuff that doesn’t need a look up: Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Scrubs
- Simon Green’s Nightside series
- Modesty Blaise
- Unkillable character trope
- Laurell K. Hamilton
- Terry Pratchett (John is talking about Discworld books & stories here)
- The Aching series
- That story of the animals telling a story in the dark cave/hole with the object is one Jeannie can’t find so if anyone remembers it, please write in.
- The Clue movie
- The Usual Suspects
- Chaz’ newest story will be on Tor.com
- Jeannie’s Adventures in Oz project from Double Critical – soon to be a Kickstarter!
- The Best of Chaz Brenchley will surely be here on Subterranean Press shortly before August
- Chaz’ Crater School (on Mars) books talked about here
- Chaz’ Patreon account – where one can read the Crater School right now!
- Wizard’s Tower Press
- The Sage & Savant episode
- Kate Elliott’s Omniscient Breasts (again – we love Kate’s Breasts in essay)