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The Ultimate Guide to Including an Omniscient Narrator in Your Book

Considering adding an omniscient narrator to your novel but not sure how to do so? In this article, we break down what an omniscient narrator is, give examples of omniscient narrators in popular books, and explain how to add an omniscient narrator to your narrative.

Third-Person Point of View: What It Is and How to Use It

Who here likes to play God? Do you enjoy making your characters dance like a puppet on a string? Or do you agonize over every twist of the screw you make that ratchets the tension? If you answered yes to the puppeteer role, you probably like writing in the third-person omniscient point of view.

Second-Person Point of View: Guide and Examples

Second person point-of-view is the "you" perspective. Using 2nd person POV means you're talking to the reader directly. Discover how to use this writing style effectively.

6 Steps to Develop Your Unique Author Voice

Struggling to find your own unique authorial voice? Follow these six steps and you'll be writing your authentic self in no time!

The Secret Ingredient: A Simple Way to Make Your Writing Stand Out

With so much content out there today, it's hard to catch people's attention. The key to increasing engagement? Get personal. It's your one true advantage.

Top Tips From Editors You Can Use to Polish Your Manuscript for Submission

Top tips for all stages of the editing process. You'll learn how to get better feedback on your writing, stay in the right point of view, choose the right words, and more.

How to Discover Your Blogging Niche

Don't be a generalist. If you want to build an audience, you need to discover your blogging niche. But it's not so hard. Here are a few ways you can do it, so you can spend less time planning and more time writing.

Selecting and Writing a Memorable Memoir

A memoir consists of snapshots of the author's life. In this article, Jennifer Xue explains what the types of memoirs are and how to choose which one fits what you want to write.

How to Write an Allegory Like George Orwell

An allegory is a story that evokes two separate meanings. The first meaning is the story's surface, like characters and plot, the stuff that goes into every story. But at a much deeper level, an allegory has a symbolic, heavy meaning. What allegories come to mind? Maybe _The Lord of the Flies_; _The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe_; _Moby Dick_; or _Pilgrim's Progress_?

Why Writing in the First Person Can be the Most Powerful POV

Are you considering first-person narrative for your next project? Go no further until you read this post!

Finding Your Unique Authorial Voice

Every author has a unique voice. It's just a matter of finding it. In this article, fantasy writer Kyle Massa offers his tips on how to discover your authorial voice.

Don’t Go Alone! Take a Cowriter

I have known my cowriter for six years. It’s a long story full of coincidences and serendipity, but it completely changed my writing process. I rely on her in so many ways. We both wrote on an anonymous writing website where we worked on stories under pseudonyms. My cowriter and I met in the typical way: she reviewed my chapter, and out of common courtesy, I reviewed hers in return. We liked each other’s work, so we continued to follow and review, and we eventually started private messaging. Even then, we mostly talked about our writing, but over time, we started getting to know each other beyond our pseudonyms.

Why You Should Create Your Own Genre

Are you trying to fit into a genre or sub-genre because it's popular right now? That's like trying to fit into a political party when your philosophy is somewhere in the middle. It's hard to find the right fit in either party, right? Maybe it's time you created your own sub-genre or genre. Look at what *Bridget Jones's Diary* did for chick lit. And what *The Hunger Games* did for YA dystopian. And I'm still not sure how to categorize Jodi Picoult's novels. If you look up the genres of her books, you'll find "Genre: Fiction + Literature; Sub-Genre: Literary or Contemporary." Huh? Nonetheless, she's created her own space on the best seller list.

Why We're on the Fence About Writing What You Know

"Write what you know" has been around forever. Some attribute it to Mark Twain and others to Hemingway. Regardless of who came up with this entreaty, my writing would be middle-class, ho-hum if I had to stick with only writing what I've experienced. Isn't that what research is for, right?

Why a Fully Realized Villain is as Important as Your Protagonist

Your antagonist can make the difference between a ho-hum novel and a break-out one. A fully realized villain is someone who shows us parts of ourselves in his or her makeup. If you can connect in some human way with the antagonist, it's going to bring up all kinds of tension for readers.

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The Ultimate Guide to Including an Omniscient Narrator in Your Book

Third-Person Point of View: What It Is and How to Use It

Second-Person Point of View: Guide and Examples

6 Steps to Develop Your Unique Author Voice

The Secret Ingredient: A Simple Way to Make Your Writing Stand Out

Top Tips From Editors You Can Use to Polish Your Manuscript for Submission

How to Discover Your Blogging Niche

Selecting and Writing a Memorable Memoir

How to Write an Allegory Like George Orwell

Why Writing in the First Person Can be the Most Powerful POV

Finding Your Unique Authorial Voice

Don’t Go Alone! Take a Cowriter

Why You Should Create Your Own Genre

Why We're on the Fence About Writing What You Know

Why a Fully Realized Villain is as Important as Your Protagonist

Grammar Guide

You're Currently Browsing:

Articles about point of view

The Writing Process

Blogging and Content Writing

Grammar Rules

Business Writing

Writing Apps

How to Use ProWritingAid

ProWritingAid in the Classroom

The Ultimate Guide to Including an Omniscient Narrator in Your Book

Third-Person Point of View: What It Is and How to Use It

Second-Person Point of View: Guide and Examples

6 Steps to Develop Your Unique Author Voice

The Secret Ingredient: A Simple Way to Make Your Writing Stand Out

Top Tips From Editors You Can Use to Polish Your Manuscript for Submission

How to Discover Your Blogging Niche

Selecting and Writing a Memorable Memoir

How to Write an Allegory Like George Orwell

Why Writing in the First Person Can be the Most Powerful POV

Finding Your Unique Authorial Voice

Don’t Go Alone! Take a Cowriter

Why You Should Create Your Own Genre

Why We're on the Fence About Writing What You Know

Why a Fully Realized Villain is as Important as Your Protagonist

Grammar Guide

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