Nadia W. Aldsen
@aldsen.bsky.social
pronouns: she/her
reads, writes, talks, teaches, loves speculative fiction
reads, writes, talks, teaches, loves speculative fiction
Internal focalisation: The #POV camera sees everything going on around and inside a character (1st person and 3rd person limited POV).
Zero focalisation: An omniscient #POV knows everything inside and outside all characters and potentially all past and future events. #creativwriting #specfic
Zero focalisation: An omniscient #POV knows everything inside and outside all characters and potentially all past and future events. #creativwriting #specfic
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Internal focalisation: The #POV camera sees everything going on around and inside a character (1st person and 3rd person limited POV).
Zero focalisation: An omniscient #POV knows everything inside and outside all characters and potentially all past and future events. #creativwriting #specfic
Zero focalisation: An omniscient #POV knows everything inside and outside all characters and potentially all past and future events. #creativwriting #specfic
External focalisation: The #POV works like a surveillance camera. It observes all characters but can only guess what’s going on inside their heads and hearts (3rd person, sometimes used in mystery novels).
November 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
External focalisation: The #POV works like a surveillance camera. It observes all characters but can only guess what’s going on inside their heads and hearts (3rd person, sometimes used in mystery novels).
#POV is a magical camera: It can zoom into characters’ heads and possibly know their past and their future. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focalis... #creativwriting #specfic #narratology
Focalisation - Wikipedia
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November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#POV is a magical camera: It can zoom into characters’ heads and possibly know their past and their future. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focalis... #creativwriting #specfic #narratology
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Unsolicited writing advice: no. 1026:
POV is a camera. You get to decide what to point it at; how close to zoom in; when to cut; how many cameras to use. Make sure what you show makes sense; feels satisfying to the reader.
POV is a camera. You get to decide what to point it at; how close to zoom in; when to cut; how many cameras to use. Make sure what you show makes sense; feels satisfying to the reader.
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Unsolicited writing advice: no. 1026:
POV is a camera. You get to decide what to point it at; how close to zoom in; when to cut; how many cameras to use. Make sure what you show makes sense; feels satisfying to the reader.
POV is a camera. You get to decide what to point it at; how close to zoom in; when to cut; how many cameras to use. Make sure what you show makes sense; feels satisfying to the reader.
Just stumbled across this: "Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words." (Ursula K. Le Guin 2014)
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Just stumbled across this: "Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words." (Ursula K. Le Guin 2014)
An academic publishing company asked me if I was interested in writing a textbook on AI and writing. NO, I said, I am too busy with other projects. What I should have said: I'm actually working on a story about an AI running Mars. Are you interested in opening your program to speculative fiction?
October 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
An academic publishing company asked me if I was interested in writing a textbook on AI and writing. NO, I said, I am too busy with other projects. What I should have said: I'm actually working on a story about an AI running Mars. Are you interested in opening your program to speculative fiction?
Reposted by Nadia W. Aldsen
STARRED review in Library Journal for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social, @older.bsky.social and me! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
STARRED review in Library Journal for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social, @older.bsky.social and me! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
Dear Writers of Horror, today I learned about a new academic field in the humanities: Devil Studies. Be inspired! 😈
networks.h-net.org/group/blog/2...
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H-Devil Editors discuss decolonizing devil studies and carving out space for a burgeoning field | H-Net
The H-Net Commons Spotlight is a recurring blog series that seeks to amplify the wo
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September 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Dear Writers of Horror, today I learned about a new academic field in the humanities: Devil Studies. Be inspired! 😈
networks.h-net.org/group/blog/2...
networks.h-net.org/group/blog/2...
#Eurocon is going to be in #Berlin from July 2-5 2026! It's called "MetropolCon Berlin" and the first guests of honor have been invited--and agreed to come. Looking forward to #AikiMira and #BeckyChambers !
www.metropolcon.eu/en/
#MetropolCon #siencefiction #speculativefiction #fantasy
www.metropolcon.eu/en/
#MetropolCon #siencefiction #speculativefiction #fantasy
Metropol Con Berlin - A multimedia Event for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
www.metropolcon.eu
September 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#Eurocon is going to be in #Berlin from July 2-5 2026! It's called "MetropolCon Berlin" and the first guests of honor have been invited--and agreed to come. Looking forward to #AikiMira and #BeckyChambers !
www.metropolcon.eu/en/
#MetropolCon #siencefiction #speculativefiction #fantasy
www.metropolcon.eu/en/
#MetropolCon #siencefiction #speculativefiction #fantasy
Books are our bread! Seen at #berlinartweek, created by Armenian artist Ani Ba.
September 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Books are our bread! Seen at #berlinartweek, created by Armenian artist Ani Ba.