Paula B of the Writing Show did some research on perspectives and narrators in fiction. The next thing is: she lectured about it in the Writing Show.
The best thing about this show is that it made a great impression upon me. Usually I get the fits from these analysis. It has an artificial smack when literature is dissected to the nerves; as if it ruins the magic. But somehow Paula pulled it off and even had me inspired.
Other than that, the podcast was a wee bit long and counts for the vulnerable one. The kind of the monologue. They are good for whatever you need, but tend to lull you when they are long and/or not on your major subject of interest. In other words. This is a valuable edition of the Writing Show for those who are into writing and need some tutoring on the perspectives, but probably less so, for those who are into the entertainment and check in for curiosity on the Writing Show podcast.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Freek de Jonge, Ischa Meijer, Cor Galis

En dan Freek. Toch een icoon van mijn generatie en mijn zuil. Nou ja zuil, mijn sociale segment: het linkse, seculiere, VPRO publiek. Het volk dat zich gaarne door De Jonge liet beledigen. Ik ben nu iets meer dan 3 uur op streek. Ischa en Cor maken me gek van nostalgie, maar Freek nog niet helemaal. Het is net televisie: wachten tot het leuk wordt. Er zijn kleine hoogtepuntjes, dat nog wel. Het feit dat er 5 uur beschikbaar is, maakt Ischa en Freek misschien zo laconiek dat er geen druk op de ketel is. Dat het niet OF spettert, OF uitgaat als een nachtkaars.
Genoeg om mee verder te kunnen, overigens. Impliciet zie ik Freek als calvinistische jongen in een semi-liberaal en seculier-links jasje; dat komt me bekend voor. De schuldgevoelens en ontwijkende attitude zijn er niet minder om. Ik lijk meer op hem dan ik toe wil geven bij deze deconfiture.
Writing for the web

It is a great interview and I recommend everybody to listen. At the end there is also a monologue by Jeff Derego - a guest of the Writing Show that has stirred much interest and is soon to be partaking in a panel discussion. If not being there in person, his idea about publishing will be discussed.
But now back to Anderson. Among so many things she mentions is that writing for the web is not a job that'll make you rich. If at all you can charge reasonable fees, you will certainly be helped by a CV that shows you have been employed by a corporate name of note before. In her case it is Apple, but it sure resounded with my experience in the field of careers. Having been employed by one of the major software players, has certainly allowed my standing as it is today. Sound advice reaching even farther than writing work as such.
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