Jesse Teller

Tag: Paradise Lost

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 20: Erasing Yourself

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 20: Erasing Yourself

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! You’re gonna get in your way. You’re going to not be able to create a certain kind of character realistically because you can’t understand that character’s point of view. That’s not good enough. You have no excuse. You’re a writer. You don’t have the luxury of only understanding one kind of…

  • Epic?

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    There is a form of art that has always inspired me. When I think of the amount of work that would be put into such a piece, it humbles me. This form is the epic poem, or epic ballad. The form demands a few features. First it is written in verse. Often there is a…