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ASPECTS OF NARRATIVE (Characters (Two or three is advisable, Explain the…
ASPECTS OF NARRATIVE
Characters
Two or three is advisable
Explain the relationship between them
Develop your character fully
Strive to making the reader engage with them
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Tense
Present tense
Unconciously start switching tenses
Language and syntax end up too simple
Limits narrative viewpoint
Dialogue
Use only for important info. exchange
Add dramatic effect
Difficult to do bettween more that 2 characters
try to not make it predictable
Make it believable
Catch reader off guard
but not that off guard
Description
Avoid too much description
Give details when necessary
Create the atmosphere
Storyline
"Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery"
Focus on relevant events
Viewpoint
:warning:
DO NOT SWITCH
:!:
Third-Person Narrator
Less direct than First Person Narrator
Are able to tell the reader feelings and thoughts of characters
They posses full knowledge about everything
First-Peson Narrator
Convey authority and a source of credibility to the narration
Only tell what they know themselves
Cannot say what the other characters feel and think
Openings
First sentences
Engage curiosity
Location
Time
Place
Main characters description
Shocking statement/event
Endings
Satisfy the reader :smiley:
Slightly unpredictable closure
Needs to be Credible
Ironies and plot twists may be used
