***Just reading this back, it’s all a bit of a rant, as I’m trying to get things straight in my own head. Apologies if it doesn’t make a lot of...
Both work in my opinion. For the first example I would actually put the first line, first person, in italics. For the rest, I'd start a new...
My goal for this year is to complete a novel. I spent most of last year trying my hand at writing extreme horror. I’ve ended up with a handful of...
Twilight and The Hunger Games would be good examples of this.
Might be a bit late to the table here, but I'm not too sure about the new design. To me, it looks like two disconnected, and seemingly unrelated...
@Commandante Lemming - That's what I suggested doing myself, only using a shortend name that is most commonly associated with a female, but can...
Crafty... Or stupid? I don't know. I don't want to pretend to be of the opposite sex, just to attract readers. I'd expect some sort of backlash if...
There are a few threads around here about pseudonyms/pen names, but I can’t seem to find one that addresses my exact question, so I thought I’d...
@ChickenFreak - Doesn't your suggestion essentially put it back in to being omniscient?
Thanks for all the input so far. Very useful! As it's not first (so technically I'm not inside the characters head), I feel like, as a narrator,...
In conjunction with my other thread about close-third perspective, I have another question about something I’ve written. Of course, a character...
Thanks @ChickenFreak, I think I agree, hence the reason I brought it up in the frst place; it does feel slightly awkward. I may try and include...
Separate names with a comma.
