I found myself wondering whose story I had just written when I finished writing my omniscient story. On top of that, some of the main characters disappeared from the story so that meant more screen time for others. But then...whose story was this in the end? Let me reflect.
Author: Enna L. Foxwood
Aspiring YA Fantasy author who tries many sub-genres of fantasy.
The World During 1: 1826, November
The Façade of Quad in Nimrod takes place in a fictional 1826 - 1827 England.
While it is historical fiction, it is heavier on the fiction part and not so much historical. However, some elements in the story do reflect the time period while others are from a much later period like the 1880s.
Just out of curiosity, I wondered what the world was really doing during 1826 - 1827.
Omniscient Discoveries 3: vs Multiple Point of View
Omniscient point of view and multiple point of view? Where does third person come in? Let's try to understand what the heck is going on here. I think the issue is that people need to distinguish between POV and narrative.
Omniscient Discoveries 2: Head Hopping
Omniscient style is head-hopping allowed, right??? Wrong. "You CANNOT HEAD HOP!" People said. But then they also say it is okay to hop between heads of characters. But isn't that head hopping? How can it be okay and not okay?
Omniscient Discoveries 1: Commentary
Some time ago, I wrote an article on this website about how to write in omniscient. Don't! Don't go looking for it. I took it down because it was wrong. I'm still not qualified to give advice on how to write omniscient like how it's written in some literary fiction classics.
Instead, let me tell you some things I have discovered about the trade. This is the first article in a series of my discoveries about omniscient style writing.
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