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

I prefer to think of an either "almighty character" or a kind of Carnival Barker when writing in the Third Person...he can do anything he wants...and indeed he should passing through time and space...

posted 8y ago by Doctor Zhivago‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:40:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/24943
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Doctor Zhivago‭ · 2019-12-08T05:40:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
I prefer to think of an either "almighty character" or a kind of Carnival Barker when writing in the Third Person...he can do anything he wants...and indeed he should passing through time and space, logic and reason...as mere impediments to give a wonderful insight into your story for the readers that the characters you have created have no idea (nor could they) that he is even there. If done well you can still surprise your reader too with the characters themselves...we are human after all and humans do odd things...and to me this is the art of creating a great story and hopefully a good read.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-10-16T05:42:15Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 0