The Scenic Method
The Scenic Method arose out of a dramatic tradition, championed to a great degree by Henry James, who wanted to write plays but wrote novels… Read More »The Scenic Method
The Scenic Method arose out of a dramatic tradition, championed to a great degree by Henry James, who wanted to write plays but wrote novels… Read More »The Scenic Method
The last of our Three Narrative Os, Omniscient Narration features a Narrator who is an all-knowing entity with an all-seeing perspective. In its purest form,… Read More »Omniscient Narration
In Observational Narration, the Narrator interjects their own opinions, observations, and interpretations, breaking the fourth wall to address the Reader directly even if neither Reader… Read More »Observational Narration
Welcome to the stark, sere landscape that is Objective Narration. The barren tundra of the Republic of Letters. The dispassionate play-by-play that leaves you to… Read More »Objective Narration
Having established the three categories of Point of View—first-, second-, and third-person—we move on to types of narration. These are variables that can occur within… Read More »Present Tense Narration
In Third Person Point of View, both Reader and Narrator exist outside the boundaries of the Story. The Narrator uses third person pronouns to recount… Read More »Third Person Point of View
Second Person Point of View is the polar opposite of First Person: here, the Reader is a character within the story, and the Narrator exists… Read More »Second Person Point of View
In First Person Point of View, the Narrator is a character who exists within the story world. They use first person personal pronouns to describe… Read More »First Person Point of View
The mystery genre requires careful threading of information from character to character, between narrator and reader, and from author to audience. And Agatha Christie, as… Read More »The Misdirection of Agatha Christie | Liar, Liar
Now that we’ve explored the Cooperative Principle and how to break it, we turn our attention back to our three layers of dialogue. Breaking the CP… Read More »Breaking the CP on 3 Layers | Liar, Liar