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Q&A Is it a bad practice to occasionally add first-person narrative to third-person narrative?

This is a sample of something I wrote: Erin watched Ruth as she disappeared between the cars and the multitude of people crossing the street. She stood there for a moment, staring at the ci...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:38:49Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/6932
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Alexandro Chen‭ · 2019-12-08T02:38:49Z (about 5 years ago)
This is a sample of something I wrote:

> Erin watched Ruth as she disappeared between the cars and the multitude of people crossing the street. She stood there for a moment, staring at the city scene in front of her. A strange feeling of loneliness and alienation invaded her. _Not long ago, there was someone here, and now that person isn't here anymore._ It was a simple and obvious fact. And even though Erin had experienced it a thousand of times before, she felt as if it were the first. She shook her head. _I drank too much. The alcohol is doing funny stuff to my brain._ She turned around, let out a sigh, then went down the escalator.

I was wondering if it is a bad practice to combine third-person narration with first-person narration without using _he/she thought, she/he wondered, etc_ (and just using italics instead)?

(Of course, I will do this in moderation).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-12-29T08:41:35Z (almost 12 years ago)
Original score: 9