River City Writers Speakers: Christine Kenneally

Terms:
~”I”-Tension between 1st and 2nd person in non-fiction: 1st person is considered unprofessional by some.
~Creative writing VS. Journalism: Creative writing leaves room for the author to 1st person, whereas, Journalism is purely fact and there is little to no room to use 1st person. “Viewpoint or point of view is a narrative technique. It's where the narrator exists within the fabric of the retelling. Every fiction writer should be familiar with the common tags associated with viewpoint:1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person. Think of viewpoint as measure of distance. Envision a target with the scores reversed. The bullseye has a value of zero, while each consecutive ring outward is incrementally one higher. The higher the number, the greater the distance from the center of the target. 1st person viewpoint or retelling from the "I" viewpoint has a distance of zero. When the narrative distance is zero, the narrator is the central and integral focal point through which all events are characterized. As the distance from the protagonist's internal viewpoint increases, the perspective grows increasingly more abstract until we reach what's termed the "omniscient" viewpoint.” ~Will Greenway, Viewpoint, Perspective and Time

Questions:

1. What inspired you to write on linguistics?
2. What struggles, if any, did you have while writing this piece?
3. Do you typically write on these “scientific” philosophies and experiments, or was this a “one time” deal?