Check out The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. It's a successful debut told from two first-person points of view.
Addressing the reader directly also implies an active roll for the author or narrator in the story. Sounds like an invitation to participate....
To tell, or to show: that is the question: Whether 'tis better in writing to sling The emotion and action with omniscient directness, Or to...
Give it more time on the shelf - perhaps six months. In the meantime, start something new. A fresh perspective needs a changed point of view -...
Sounds like you have the opposite situation from me. I tend to come up short in my first draft and have to flesh things out when I edit....
Childishness can also be seen as a virtue, in terms of innocence and wonder. Really, any trait can be applied as a character flaw if it impedes...
Kurt Vonnegut said that every character in a story should want something, even if it's just a glass of water. I would add the reminder that wants...
Indeed, a writer must know his/her intended audience. Personally, I read more for style (poetic value) than content. There are numerous authors...
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