Tag Archives: first person

Setting Descriptions: Keep in Character

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Linda W. Yezak

Whether you write in intimate first person, which allows the reader to experience what the characters experience as if walking around in their skin, or a more distant person, where some omniscient someone tells the story, often from … Continue reading →

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Mom and Dad in Deep Third POV 3

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Linda W. Yezak

Monday, I wrote the second part of a post I’d initially begun on my other blog, AuthorCulture. Apparently I hit a nerve–and to a certain extent, I think the nerve tingled because some of the readers didn’t understand what I was … Continue reading →

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Mom and Dad in Deep Third POV 2

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Linda W. Yezak

I’ve written about the idea of calling parents “Mom” and “Dad” in deep third person before on my collaborative blog, AuthorCulture. It has always bothered me, though I never understood why until the day when I was editing a manuscript written in … Continue reading →