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Should I use 1st-person or 3rd-person perspective for an alien character alone in a post-apocalyptic world?
This has been a difficulty for me for a bit. I'm writing a story about an alien character alone in a post-apocalyptic world. Them being alone makes me think it'd be easier and better to chose 1st ...
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How can I write in first person present tense without it being annoying or distracting?
I am currently writing a story in first person and present tense. I've read a lot about what various people think of this perspective and I've heard many people say they enjoy it when it's done well, ...
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When writing in third person limited point of view, can I throw out some quick information about the protagonist omniscience style?
For example, let's say that my protagonist has a special ability that he cannot die, literally, but he has lived a peaceful life and never been in any critical situation so far.
I want to write his ...
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Do dual narratives have to alternate every chapter?
I’m contemplating writing a dual narrative, because after much thought and research, I think it’s the most interesting/effective way to tell my story. All the dual narratives I’ve seen alternate ...
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How can I justify a choice that seems too binary?
My universe is a fantastical universe, and the area is a Viking area.
My three characters are :
S, a character who was born female but raised to think they are a man to protect them from their father ...
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How to Write Like a Little Kid
I'm writing a story with 3 POV's. One of which is a 6 year old girl. The problem is simply this: I'm neither a girl nor in first grade. In fact, I'm quite a bit older. The first problem I've more-or-...
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Character's point of view when using empathic powers
I am writing my first novel in the third person semi-omniscient. I am aware that I ought to still structure passages from a primary character’s point of view, as in, if two or more characters are ...
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How do I write from a girl's POV? [duplicate]
Ok, I know this question might seem a little bit weird. But I really need to know. How do I write from a girl's POV? I'm a 13 year old boy and I'm trying to become an author. I'm currently working on ...
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Using "now" from a character's POV [duplicate]
The story is written in 3rd person POV, close. But I feel like the very last end feels jarring.
He trailed his hand along the railing as he climbed the stairs so he could catch himself if he fainted ...
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Struggling with using correct tenses, please help! [closed]
I am writing my first book, which I am very passionate about, but there are small details in the art of writing that have me second guessing myself, and then comes the confusion.
I am writing in deep ...
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How to write the same event with a different POV?
I am aiming to change POV in the middle of my book, based on my previous question and I have yet to decide where to start the second POV. The first POV and the second meet during one event - a ...
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How to write the thoughts of a character in a drunken POV scene?
One of my POV characters is an overthinker. Partly because she wishes to stop thinking so much, and partly because of peer pressure, she gets super drunk... and ends up doing something that she would ...
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Multiple First Person Narrators: how should I differentiate?
I am writing a novel (it will eventually be a series of five novels) and there are multiple first-person narrators.
Each chapter starts of with the character's name in parentheses after the chapter ...
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What style should I write a torture scene in?
The premise of my scene is basically that MC is electrocuted by scientists trying to trigger some sort of power in him. I've been writing his view (3rd person) the whole time before, alas I'm only ...
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Point of View Confusion
I’m confused about point of view. In my story—so far—I only reveal to the reader what the main character, a child, can see/hear. Not often, but at times, I write that the child “wondered” or he “...
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Any Tips On Writing Extended Recollection In A Novel
So, I've been working for about a month now on my latest novel but have come across some issues in regards to recollections of past events.
I'll outline what I mean, because that's a bit general...
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When two first person POV characters meet
NOTE: I've seen this question asked when the POV is third but not first.
I write psychological thrillers that move quickly and focus heavily on what is going on in the mind of the protagonist. As ...
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Can a third-person narrator ask questions instead of the characters?
In novels, when the PoV follows a particular character, is pretty common that we get to hear his/her thoughts. Sometimes, those thoughts take the form of questions that the character ask himself:
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Characterizing a sentient robot: inhuman PoV
Following the previous question:
Characterizing a sentient robot: sensory data
I'm writing a robot character with a particular PoV. In the previous question I wanted to talk about sensory data; here ...
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Characterizing a sentient robot: sensory data
I have a sentient robot in my novel.
Truth to be told, I have many. Sentience is somewhat cheap to achieve, meaning that there are multiple artificial beings that can be considered sentient by our ...
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Does the reader need to like the PoV character?
I have the feeling this is already been asked, but I can't seem to find it. Close the question if it comes out as duplicate.
There's an issue with novels with a first-person narrator, or a third ...
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How do we properly manage the state of transition between unknown and known?
I often have a passage that sounds like this. I don't know why, but I always found these passages a bit odd sounding.
A stranger was lying, face into the sands, belly down, on the beach
all alone....
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How to describe a horse from the POV of someone who has never seen one? [closed]
In my story, my narrator has only recently met other humans and the biggest creature she has ever interacted with are dogs. In the survivors' camp, she encounters their horses and is pretty freaked ...
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Changing perspectives
For the most part, my story is told from the main character's perspective. However, there are a few scenes that I would like to write that really don't require the main character to be there. I could ...
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How should I handle writing a story where different portions of the narrative are told from the point of view of several different narrators?
My story is told from the perspective of different satellites that are creating a narrative. There are over ten of these narrators. I'm wondering if this might appear confusing for readers if the ...
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How do I handle different PoVs, at different times and places, each dealing with the same event?
As the title says, I'm looking for advice on how to handle changes of scene from one character to another, each in different places, but experiencing the same event.
This story is about a bushfire (...
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Is it acceptable to break the story up into POVs to show how the characters' stories all tie together?
I'm writing a novel. At 56k words, I've become a little nervous about how I've been building the story.
BACKGROUND:
I started this book with the introduction of the main character, Jules and a brief ...
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What happens with changing POV Irregularly?
I have a story that is primarily told from one POV character (third-person limited). However, plotted within this story are a few chapters from other characters.
Most of my multiple-POV research ...
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Writing for a broad spectrum of readers. How do you engage the elite whilst appealing to the base?
I've always struggled with this. I like to write at the top of my knowledge without leaving those not having the benefit my experience behind.
It may sound arrogant but if I write for the lowest ...
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How to prevent confusion when writing in two POVs that don't alternate between scenes?
I'm writing a short story structured like this:
Character A's POV
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Character B's POV
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Character B's POV
* * *
Character A's POV
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Character B's POV
* * *
Based on the first ...
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