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This reminds me of when I was taking evening art classes, and wondering whether to continue. And the teacher pointed out that artists don't make that decision; art is something an artist has to do. Think of all the people who write diary entries...

New blog post by Jake Joy Throwing in the towel So, recently I’ve been thinking about giving this writing malarkey the heavy ho. It’s expensive. It take’s up a huge amount of my already dwindling time. And I’m not very successful. I could...

Absolutely. In fact it's a great way to start in lab. Most of what I do fits under "speculative" so a bit of horror, fantasy, SF. Welcome. Hope to see you at Huddle. AW. What a blast from the blast. I miss being a geniai.

Welcome aboard, Tom. Crime with a paranormal bent - I'm intrigued :) Have you read Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett? That's full-on fantasy with an excellent spin on the Sherlock Holmes type duo. Or Litopia's own guest on Pop Ups (sadly...

Thanks @RK Wallis Love echidnas, and fortunate to have them wander through the backyard on a regular basis😊

Welcome aboard @Echidna :) Cool name, and what an awesome part of oz to live!

Hi everyone, A Kiwi, happily domiciled on a remote island off the coast of Tasmania, I recently become an Australian citizen. Those that know me have sugggested I may still be suffering from the effects of the lobotomy this process entails (i'm...

Dune is like that. Zooming in and out of different characters thoughts and perspectives, but keeping the 'view' on everyone at once.

Kind of. [I may be about to split some hairs] An omniscient narrator is another character in the story. They may loom critically-large over the narrative, or simply provide neutral access to a variety of minds, but they do tend to adopt some of...

That's the key with all of it, isn't it? It's poor writing that we notice, the brilliant stuff just sweeps us away. I'd say with omniscient, there aren't any POV shifts anyway, or there shouldn't be. It's all from that one oversight. I've just...

I read that recently. Has been gathering dust on my bookshelf for years (inherited it when my nan died) I decided to give it a read just before Christmas. So well done omniscient POV, and a good story too.

Go BookTokers!

Shocking bias and unfair to all those great writers struggling to get a deal.

When Luke Bateman – Australian former rugby player, former TV Bachelor 2023 star – joined BookTok to talk about his love of fantasy novels, his first video alone generated 2 million views. But as his overnight success produced a two-book deal...

and a fantasy example is Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel. Sublime omniscient. She's a master. You don't notice the POV shifts (unless you're looking for them and then you just think WOW!).