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Q&A Have a tough time figuring out third-person prose

Pick three or four third person scenes that you like from other writers. Type about 500 words of each into your word processor, using whatever format you normally use for manuscripts. As you type ...

posted 8y ago by Dale Hartley Emery‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:40:27Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Dale Hartley Emery‭ · 2019-12-08T05:40:27Z (about 5 years ago)
Pick three or four third person scenes that you like from other writers. Type about 500 words of each into your word processor, using whatever format you normally use for manuscripts.

As you type (and afterward) notice the rhythms those authors use, and how they make it clear whether the character is observing something (through the five senses) or thinking something.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-10-13T08:11:52Z (about 8 years ago)
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