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Q&A What are the points to remember when the pet is the narrator and is narrating the story of its owner?

I'm working on a novel which is based on a true story. I first thought of writing from the heroine's POV, but later changed my mind and introduced a pet in the plot as the narrator of the story. Wh...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by user37485‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question novel plot narrative pov
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:31:06Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44044
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user37485‭ · 2019-12-08T11:31:06Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm working on a novel which is based on a true story. I first thought of writing from the heroine's POV, but later changed my mind and introduced a pet in the plot as the narrator of the story. Which means the story and the whole incident is told from the pet's POV (it being one of the eye witnesses). But while writing I'm often times overwhelmed with keeping up with the pet's antics alive in the story and concentrating on the plot. In a few scenes, I end up giving more importance to the pet's narration instead of the story line. For me both seem important, but I'm unable to keep up with both at the same time. Where am I going wrong?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-26T12:00:07Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 5