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Use the main character's own viewpoint as a guide. They will have a reaction to the name, and to being given the new name. They will make meaning of it. They will attach some significance to it. T...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:52:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/33061 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Dale Hartley Emery
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2019-12-08T07:52:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
Use the main character's own viewpoint as a guide. They will have a reaction to the name, and to _being given_ the new name. They will make meaning of it. They will attach some significance to it. They will have a reaction to the third person continuing to call them by their old name, and to the third person's transition to the new name. And these reactions will change over time. In the main character's viewpoint, attend to these reactions. They are gold for characterizing the main character and their relationships with the other characters. They will help keep the reader involved, and will help the reader track the transition. Let the reader experience the meaning and significance of the name through the character's own evolving reaction to it.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-02-05T19:43:38Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 5