Questions on narrative style?

majilique · May 28, 2007

Has anyone ever used a 1st person narrative to start a prologue/chapter then go into 3rd person narrative for the rest of the story?

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Gillhoughly · May 28, 2007

Yes, it's been done.

When you've read your local library you'll turn up plenty like that. I'm sure others will post titles before long.

Sign me,

Grumpy Editor who hates all prologues not written by J.R.R.Tolkein

majilique · May 28, 2007

Okay.

Thank you, Gill.

Sorry to hear you hate all Prologues other than Tolkein.

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Jordygirl · May 28, 2007

Not sure if you read YA, but all of Ann Brashares' Traveling Pants books do this.

majilique · May 28, 2007

Don't really read YA but I can at least check into the books at a bookstore. Thanks, Jordy.

justpat · May 28, 2007

Oh, this is gonna drive me crazy. I very recently finished a book that does that exact thing, but I can't remember what it was. I'm sure tonight while trying to get to sleep it will come to me, then I'll drag myself out of bed and let you know.

Questions on narrative style?

majilique

Gillhoughly

Grumpy writer and editor

majilique

Jordygirl

Nothing doing.

majilique

justpat

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