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How can I make a transition from third person omniscient to first person less jarring for the reader?

2 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by Monica Cellio

third-person first-person pov
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First or third person

3 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Mark Baker

grammatical-person third-person viewpoint
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Using a different POV just for the opening line

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person short-story openings pov twist
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POV - 3rd Person Rules and Exceptions?

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person short-story pov
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How to work in a piece of information that no MC knows, when writing in 3PLtd?

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person style narrative
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Have a tough time figuring out third-person prose

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

grammatical-person third-person characters narrative
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How to know whether to write in 3rd person or 1st person?

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction grammatical-person third-person perspective creative-writing
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Should I describe my characters going to the toilet?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person characters creative-writing narrative
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Prologue and Epilogue in third person and chapters in first person doable?

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

grammatical-person third-person plot epilogues
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Does it sound more natural to use the character's way of speaking while describing his/her inner thoughts?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person characters narrative child-characters
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First person pov with more than one main chars

8 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

grammatical-person third-person viewpoint creative-writing
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What is "head popping" and why is it bad?

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction third-person style viewpoint
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How best to handle revealing a main character's name midway through a long story in close-third person?

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction third-person perspective
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Is straight-up writing someone's opinions telling?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person showing-telling characters show
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Would it be cheating to change the main character's "name" partway through the story?

10 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction third-person naming perspective character-development
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What to call a main character who changes names?

8 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction third-person naming characters narrator
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How to refer to characters in a non-repetitive way in the third person? [closed]

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person technique
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1st person addressing a narrator

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

grammatical-person third-person style pov narrator
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Referring to a character in 3rd person when they have amnesia

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction third-person naming perspective
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Will a change in perspective "intimacy" confuse the reader?

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

novel third-person characters perspective
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In third-person limited POV, what can be described?

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person description script pov narrator
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Is it okay to say what the character infers about other characters thoughts as fact in third person limited?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person viewpoint creative-writing
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Fastest way to tell if a book's POV is third person omniscient or limited

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person pov
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How to limit 3rd Person Omniscient without losing depth to your other characters?

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person perspective flow
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How to avoid mentioning the name of a character?

6 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction third-person characters
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How to best develop a history based on characters POV, reflections and experiences

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

grammatical-person third-person pov
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How to avoid repeating myself while writing in the third person [closed]

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person technique creative-writing
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How to quote something somebody was told by someone else? (Third-party, hearsay)

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person citations journalism quotes ethics
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What is the difference between limited third-person narrative and free indirect discourse?

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person viewpoint perspective narrator
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Writing a full conversation in free indirect speech

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person dialogue conventions
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First Person vs. Third Person: Advantages and Disadvantages?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

grammatical-person third-person fantasy character-development
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"Am I mixing my tenses?" She asked, scratching her head

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person tenses
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Is my method of Narration switching from objective to subjective too complicated?

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person style viewpoint outline narrative
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What is the technique of displaying stream of thought in third person?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person narrator
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How to refer to myself in a research paper?

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person style research academic-writing
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Third person multiple pov in a crime mystery

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction third-person narrative crime
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What is the best use of perspective for works with multiple authors?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person collaboration perspective academic-writing
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How do I bring my readers closer to my characters when using the third person?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person viewpoint characters readers
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Present tense novel with past tense flashbacks

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person viewpoint tenses suspense flashback
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How to write about simple locomotion?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person
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How Can I Effectively Develop Fictional Characters

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction third-person description script character-development
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Exercises for improving 3rd person perspective writing

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person perspective creative-writing
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How do I change a novel from first person to limited third person?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person editing style viewpoint first-person
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Origin of Passive Voice or Third Person in scientific Writing

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person voice scientific-publishing academic-writing
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How to write a 1st person story with a 3rd person narrator without confusing the reader?

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction grammatical-person third-person
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Should I avoid modern words/phrases in fantasy writing?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person style fantasy
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How to switch pov characters mid-scene without jarring the reader?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

third-person viewpoint
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What is the difference between writing in the first and the third person?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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