16.14: Poetic Language

How close is your reader to the story? Should they be closer? Today, our hosts get nerdy about narrative distance: the space between reader, narrator, character, and world. We talk POV, sensory detail, and familiarity—and how each can zoom a reader in or pull them back. From The ...  Show more

A story doesn’t always need the same tools from beginning to end. In this episode, we talk about recognizing when it’s time to shift gears—and how to make those changes feel intentional rather than abrupt. Our hosts look at transitions between action, dialogue, and tone, while ex ...  Show more

The creative process, deconstructed. This episode we take you behind the scenes to capture raw human talent: the intimate brainstorming, trials, and experimentation of 3 musicians and a poet preparing for a spoken word performance. What's more, is this is the first time the group ...  Show more

time stamps ⌨️ 0:00 intro 0:21 we can’t build things 2:11 OG book covers 5:04 welcome back 5:57 life lately 7:28 anthology thoughts 18:44 dissection of the songs 58:46 our rankings 1:04:19 BYE Keep up with the podcast on insta 🪩 https://www.instagram.com/bookmarkdpod/Keep up with ...  Show more

Listen to Episode No.7 of All We Mean, a Special Focus of this podcast. All We Mean is an ongoing discussion and debate about how we mean and why. The guests on today's episode are Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis, professors at the University of Illinois. In this episode of the Focu ...  Show more

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise demystify publishing language – the terms professionals use to describe the parts of a book – so that you can talk with confidence about your text. Listen to find out more about:the beginning (or front matter; prelims), th ...  Show more