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Q&A How do I structure branching-narrative choice prompts for limited 3rd-person?

Character POV My interactive novel has Old Cop, Young Cop protagonists with different skillsets, backgrounds, observation of details, etc. The POV switches between them using 3rd-person limited. B...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by wetcircuit‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Using terms for clarity in first person

When writing in 1st person POV, if your story's universe or your main character uses made up values of measurement or doesn't have a term for something like eyeliner or traffic lights, how do you c...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by user31475‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Am I changing POVs if I'm describing what two or more characters are sensing (touch, smell, sound, etc.)?

Am I changing POVs if I'm describing what two or more characters are sensing (touch, smell, sound, etc.)? I know it's not okay to jump from one POV to another. Example: Anna was afraid he'd not...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Klara Raškaj‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Another question about two POV's and broken timelines

My 26-chapter story alternates POV between the main woman and the main man. Early on, the characters are geographically separated and the 2 POV timelines are both progressing, roughly in sync. If I...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by DPT‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I write POV with a hive mind character? [closed]

My character is a female hive mind, She is a powerful witch that steals the bodies of young women and uses them as puppets. She can communicate with their bodies with a psychic link similar to the...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Seraph Myrmidon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Multiple POV's: Am I in over my head?

Wondering if anyone with great wisdom can help me... I have 2 problems really that have pretty much stopped me writing anything decent for a few weeks. I'm on my first ever novel and have no exper...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by DOC2017‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Point of view, narrative voice, and when to name a character in narration

Let's say you have a scene with Maria, written in third person from Maria's point of view. Then you have a scene with Akash, written in third person from Akash's point of view - and suppose they do...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by writersam‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A When writing a novel, is it wise to switch from first-person to third-person? What is the most effective way to do this?

In a novel I've been writing, I begin by introducing a character and describing her history and personality from a third-person perspective. Now, I want to start talking about a different characte...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What happens with changing POV Irregularly?

I have a story that is primarily told from one POV character (third-person limited). However, plotted within this story are a few chapters from other characters. Most of my multiple-POV research r...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Akaishen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing for a broad spectrum of readers. How do you engage the elite whilst appealing to the base?

I've always struggled with this. I like to write at the top of my knowledge without leaving those not having the benefit my experience behind. It may sound arrogant but if I write for the lowest c...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Surtsey‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Point of view question

In the story I am trying to write, I have a question about character point of view. I'm writing in what I believe is omniscient style, and I've read that changing POV within the same paragraph is n...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Sasukekorlo‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write from the male point of view?

Friends. I am female, and have recently decided that my first book's titular character is going to be a boy of an age between nineteen and twenty. I would like some help as to how to go about wri...

5 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Jack Rabbit‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question gender pov