tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post8522528109173580006..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: What Are The Rules To The Game?Scott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-4827824590811800292009-11-05T18:32:56.084-08:002009-11-05T18:32:56.084-08:00BW-IL...
I really don't think there is a prob...BW-IL...<br /><br />I really don't think there is a problem with this if the story flows properly. Sometimes, shifting like this becomes a bit awkward for the reader to keep track of things. We get our minds going one way and the shift can be a bit jarring. <br /><br />Like you, I have seen writers use this but IMHO, I have always felt it not that effective.Scott Eaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-59182818244666496702009-11-05T11:05:16.855-08:002009-11-05T11:05:16.855-08:00Question: I wrote a story with the heroine in fir...Question: I wrote a story with the heroine in first person, and the hero in third. I might add I only used the hero's third person scenes where I thought it was critical to the story. I've seen this in mainstream novels and tried it out in this book. <br /><br />But, to be honest, I've not seen this first/third person switch in the women's contemporaries I've read. Will this be an acceptance stumbling block in the women's fiction/contemporary genres?BW-ILnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-83322717499620846522009-11-05T06:50:02.045-08:002009-11-05T06:50:02.045-08:00Interesting. Thanks for the post.
This is a gr...Interesting. Thanks for the post. <br /><br />This is a great way to look at it: "She wanted her kids to find that story that when they were finished with it, they were upset it ended."<br /><br />Great goal to strive for while writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com