Craft Essay: The First-Person Plural - Books and Writing.
Novel Gazing is Electric Literature’s personal essay series on the way that stories and reading shape our lives. For this round of Novel Gazing, Electric Lit’s personal essay series about the way stories shape our lives, tell us about a book (or movie, or show, or other narrative media) that shifted your opinion.Electric Literature is opening submissions of personal and critical essays starting today, August 1. We’re particularly interested in pieces that examine the intersection of the literary experience and other creative endeavors: film, fine art, music, video games, science, tech, architecture. Submissions will close August 15. Some of our favorite recent personal essays include pieces about.When it is done right, a story told in the first-person plural can hold incredible power. In this craft essay, we take a look at successful uses of this point of view and some of its common pitfalls. “If the first-person plural tries to be too sweeping, if it does not acknowledge its own subtleties, it can miss the mark.”.
During general submissions periods, writers may submit one piece per opening period. (This does not apply to year-round submitting members. For more information on members submissions, please visit the members hub.) Novel Gazing—CLOSED Novel Gazing is Electric Literature’s personal essay series on the way that stories and reading shape our.Electric Literature is a nonprofit dedicated to making literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. We are committed to publishing work that is intelligent and unpretentious, to elevating new voices, and to examining how literature and storytelling can help illuminate social justice issues.
Independent literary publisher Electric Literature (est. 2009) is inviting creative writers to submit stories to Novel Gazing, a personal essay series. The editors want writers to share their feelings and viewpoints on any book, film, TV show, or story that helped them see a better way.
