Curious to see what you all think about this. So this idea visited me a few years ago, while I was still working as a cashier. It absolutely...
I'm writing an adventure/thriller novel about two mentally disabled teens who need to solve a mystery to save their friends. The male protagonist...
Hello, so I've come upon some very annoying problem. When I write story in first person I can write humor very easily: it's usually sarcastic...
Hello, everyone! I'm planning a romance, and I'm trying to decide whether to only narrate from the heroine's POV (in first-person) or the heroine...
Hi, I am having some trouble writing descriptively, my story is in 1st person so I am having a hard time trying to figure out where I should put...
Hey everyone! So I recently did some research on omniscient POV, and found almost nothing useful (yay!). It think I understand the basics of it,...
Greetings, I have been studying deep point of view more closely and I have been rereading some of my favorite authors' book. I was rereading one...
Hi! So, I’m writing a story told in third person omniscient, but I’m having a difficult time writing it properly. I gave it to my editor and she...
The present tense is good when used with the first-person POV as it gives the feeling of 'senses of happening' in the story. The characters are...
I am currently setting out to write my first, what I hope will be, novel. In the way of fiction I have only previously written short stories. I...
Hi, everyone, In my story, an awkward character ran away from home and joined a group of kids that are seemingly well-acquainted with each other....
I'm working on writing a story, but I'm having a problem. I want to make it first person and follow the main character around in his quest to...
Hello all! I am new to this. I am writing a novel, and have some basic questions about point of view. My book will be told in third person...
When I write, its usually in first person. I never really considered writing any other way until I posted an excerpt of my latest novel and...
Hey, guys. After a while, I finally have a bit more than a week off from school and I want to try and use it to kickstart my fantasy novel. I...
So I'm going a little crazy. Tell me: What’s the difference between Third Person Limited and Close Third Person? There must be a difference,...
Now that I've completed the big revision of my 30 year old first novel, I can get back to my second novel that I put on hold last April. But now...
I'm nearly home free on my big rewrite of my 1983 novella but I've slammed up against another decision I have to make first. Here's the...
At times I find that some characters, be they on the "good side" or the other, step onto the stage late. If they are important to the plot, say,...
I've been recently playing with the idea of writing a story in which the protagonist dies partway through. However, I want to write in first...
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