Among the various perspective techniques we presented in our Perspective Series, there is one called Second-person narration. The Second-person narration is one of those perspective techniques that characterize the writing of a story.It involves using the second person as the subject of the narrative. What is the Second-person narration? The Second-person narration is a narrative …
We have come to the end of the journey in our Narrative Technique Series. We conclude with a very special technique, the Red herring, which has nothing to do with herring. However, you may have frequently come across this red herring in books or films. What is it? We explain it below. What is the …
Have you ever had one of the main characters address you directly in a book or a film? The Breaking the Fourth Wall technique, in addition to others of our “Perspective series“, is used by authors and directors to engage and surprise the audience. What does “Breaking the Fourth Wall” mean? The concept of Breaking …
The journey in our series of narrative techniques continues. This time we are talking about “Poetic Justice“. It is a narrative technique that has to do with what is right to happen and that carries with it a moral lesson. What is the Narrative Technique of Poetic Justice? In every story, there is a good …
The following technique in our perspective series has to do with psychology: we talk about the stream of consciousness. In this sense, the author uses narrative and stylistic devices to create the sense of an unedited interior monologue. What is a Stream of Consciousness? The stream of consciousness is a narrative technique that consists of …
Have you ever heard of the MacGuffin? MacGuffin is one of the most interesting and complex Narrative Techniques. Indeed, you have noticed this Narrative Technique in some books or films. We will explain in detail what it is and the characteristics of the MacGuffin Narrative Technique. What is the Narrative Technique of MacGuffin? It is …
In our previous article of the Perspective Series, we talk about the topic of the First-person Narrator. We know that the first-person narrator tells the story in their voice. They are not always aware of all the facts. But should we always believe the narrator and everything they say? This is the case of the …
During our Narrative Technique Series, we have explained some well-known techniques and some lesser-known ones.However, the one in this article you may have heard of a few times or perhaps never even heard of. We are talking about the Narrative Technique of Eucatastrophe. What is the Narrative Technique of Eucatastrophe? It is a very particular …
When creating a new story, you also have to decide on the narrative perspective. Everything changes if the narration is done in the first person or another way. For this reason, we start with a new series: the Perspective Series and the First-person narration. In this article of the Perspective Series, we explain First-person narration …
Let’s move on our journey between the Narrative Techniques Series. Whether you believe in destiny or not, it seems evident that there is a common thread in everyone’s life. As in reality, so it is in narration. In particular, there is a Narrative Technique called Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. It leads the protagonist to discover the inevitability …