Point of View

Reliability

Usually, the reader can rely on the narrator of a story to tell the truth, at least the truth as…

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Point of View

Narrative point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. Stories may be narrated from the viewpoint of…

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Omniscience

Omniscience measures the scope of a narrator’s perception, which can range from limited to unlimited. A narrator with unlimited omniscience may…

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The Four Facets of Fiction

The relationships between author, narrator, point-of-view character, and reader—the four facets of fiction—are keys to understanding the craft of writing.

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