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Q&A How to Write about Events the 1st-person Protagonist Hasn't Witnessed?

I’ve written a few stories now just at home, however I haven’t seemed to crack one thing. I always write in 1st person as I enjoy the intimacy between protagonist and reader, however what if I want...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Chloe Fletcher‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:23:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/40807
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Chloe Fletcher‭ · 2019-12-08T10:23:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
I’ve written a few stories now just at home, however I haven’t seemed to crack one thing. I always write in 1st person as I enjoy the intimacy between protagonist and reader, however what if I wanted to write about an event where the protagonist wasn’t present? How would I do this, due to the story being told from her perspective despite her not witnessing the events?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-12-19T00:35:39Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 6