POINTO F VIEW

Getting point of view right is one of the arts of professional writing.  The reader  has to be given the illusion they are entering a story not written by the author but the narrater. This is the camera's eye with the ability to also smell taste and feel. Then the narrater steps into the point of view character's shoes. It is logical once you grasp it.

KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING

I have spent most of my life understanding what it is to be a writer. I trust myself and the knowledge I have gained. But sharing that knowledge with other human beings is often fraught with danger of exploitation. It seems to me that the world is peopled with givers and takers. The latter is very willing to take the knowledge I so willingly share and use it for their own ends. One is persuaded to think it is better to keeps things to oneself....but that is not my nature. I believe in inclusivity not to exclude and divide people. I would rather risk the danger than not be true to myself.