Comments on: My APB (all points-of-view bulletin) http://www.sinandsyntax.com/blog/putting-out-the-apb-all-points-of-view-bulletin/ An online salon for those who love wicked good prose. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Constance Hale http://www.sinandsyntax.com/blog/putting-out-the-apb-all-points-of-view-bulletin/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Constance Hale Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.sinandsyntaxsalon.com/?p=160#comment-82 My pal Laura Fraser is a daring and stylish writer who publishes frequently in magazines like Vogue, Gourmet, and Glamour. She chose the second person for her book An Italian Affair. I'll ask her to tell us why she chose this point of view, but in the meantime, if you're curious, you can read the opening on Google Books. (Go to http://books.google.com/books?id=iu4skT4OPbEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=An+italian+affair#v=onepage&q=&f=false) My pal Laura Fraser is a daring and stylish writer who publishes frequently in magazines like Vogue, Gourmet, and Glamour. She chose the second person for her book An Italian Affair. I’ll ask her to tell us why she chose this point of view, but in the meantime, if you’re curious, you can read the opening on Google Books.

(Go to http://books.google.com/books?id=iu4skT4OPbEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=An+italian+affair#v=onepage&q=&f=false)

]]> By: J Peterson http://www.sinandsyntax.com/blog/putting-out-the-apb-all-points-of-view-bulletin/comment-page-1/#comment-64 J Peterson Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:27:08 +0000 http://www.sinandsyntaxsalon.com/?p=160#comment-64 I see some travel-related blogs that use the second person. These blog aren't necessarily about the writer's own feelings on a place, but are suggestions for other travelers (go here, do this). Bootsnall.com might be an example, although as I take a closer look, I'm not sure if their daily posts count as blog material or as articles. Do blogs have to be about the writer's own life and opinions? I see some travel-related blogs that use the second person. These blog aren’t necessarily about the writer’s own feelings on a place, but are suggestions for other travelers (go here, do this). Bootsnall.com might be an example, although as I take a closer look, I’m not sure if their daily posts count as blog material or as articles. Do blogs have to be about the writer’s own life and opinions?

]]> By: Constance Hale http://www.sinandsyntax.com/blog/putting-out-the-apb-all-points-of-view-bulletin/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Constance Hale Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:51:55 +0000 http://www.sinandsyntaxsalon.com/?p=160#comment-54 My pal Marci Alboher, who blogs for various publications on careers and the new economy, among other things, (go to www.tinyurl.com/YahooNewEconomy) turned me on to Laura Zigman, a novelist who takes a novel tack on her blog—which she calls a "brant"—and everywhere else on her site, including her bio (go to http://www.laurazigman.com/). Zigman writes about herself in a very inventive third person. My pal Marci Alboher, who blogs for various publications on careers and the new economy, among other things, (go to http://www.tinyurl.com/YahooNewEconomy) turned me on to Laura Zigman, a novelist who takes a novel tack on her blog—which she calls a “brant”—and everywhere else on her site, including her bio (go to http://www.laurazigman.com/). Zigman writes about herself in a very inventive third person.

]]> By: AAA http://www.sinandsyntax.com/blog/putting-out-the-apb-all-points-of-view-bulletin/comment-page-1/#comment-53 AAA Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:49:01 +0000 http://www.sinandsyntaxsalon.com/?p=160#comment-53 I think almost all blogs are first person, except some at newspapers. Aren't blogs by nature a first-person magnet? Have you actually seen any that are not mostly about the I's who write them? Adopted personas, yes. Third person, nope. But if Rickey Henderson, MLB record holder for career stolen bases, had a blog, it would definitely be in third person. "Rickey says...." I think almost all blogs are first person, except some at newspapers. Aren’t blogs by nature a first-person magnet? Have you actually seen any that are not mostly about the I’s who write them? Adopted personas, yes. Third person, nope. But if Rickey Henderson, MLB record holder for career stolen bases, had a blog, it would definitely be in third person. “Rickey says….”

]]> By: Alexa Hunter http://www.sinandsyntax.com/blog/putting-out-the-apb-all-points-of-view-bulletin/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Alexa Hunter Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:53:20 +0000 http://www.sinandsyntaxsalon.com/?p=160#comment-49 I would doubt the sincerity of a third person-voiced blogger. I'd immediately suspect there was a team behind the posts, which is not to say that it shouldn't be tried by you. And what would happen if you shifted midstream -- beginning in 1st, with the occasional drift into 2nd or 3rd for particular occasions. I would doubt the sincerity of a third person-voiced blogger. I’d immediately suspect there was a team behind the posts, which is not to say that it shouldn’t be tried by you. And what would happen if you shifted midstream — beginning in 1st, with the occasional drift into 2nd or 3rd for particular occasions.

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