The Danger of Overuse of 1ST Person Narrative in Literary Fiction
Many unsuccessful writers fall into the trap of first person point of view, the path of least resistance that leads to mediocrity in many stories from a failure of the author to form a story in the most pleasurable and significant way. This is really memoir writing, even when authors believe they are imagining a story, because writers insert themselves into the story to become the first person storytellers. Example 1. 1st person. I was happy that fateful night. I’d been watching Survivor, turned off the TV, and tiptoed back to the baby’s room. The door was open. The moonlight … Read More…