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Q&A Naming my character

I am a beginner, would like to know if I can start a short story calling my main character "he" and then introduce his name later. If so when is a good time to do this?

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Annie‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:59:46Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/15995
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Annie‭ · 2019-12-08T03:59:46Z (about 5 years ago)
I am a beginner, would like to know if I can start a short story calling my main character "he" and then introduce his name later. If so when is a good time to do this?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-01-25T01:21:41Z (almost 10 years ago)
Original score: 4