Hello,
I'm new to this forum and have a few questions about the book I'm working on.
I've recently spent 3 years in a rather unique situation. I moved abroad to jumpstart a career in dance criticism (ballet mostly) and in the process have met many people in the historical theatre where I review performances. I decided to write a book about this "journey" - the focus is not on only the theatre, but life abroad in this country/city as a single American woman, the issues encountered (visas, apartments, language, cuisine, etc). I wrote a first draft entirely in first person. Which was entirely boring. I then changed it to third person, renaming myself, and I found a greater freedom in description when I write from that point of view. The rest of the characters are real people and the content is factual, as I experienced it.
My question is: Is this allowed in non-fiction? To write (about) the protagonist (who was/is me) in third person? Or does that change the book to fiction?
I'm new to this forum and have a few questions about the book I'm working on.
I've recently spent 3 years in a rather unique situation. I moved abroad to jumpstart a career in dance criticism (ballet mostly) and in the process have met many people in the historical theatre where I review performances. I decided to write a book about this "journey" - the focus is not on only the theatre, but life abroad in this country/city as a single American woman, the issues encountered (visas, apartments, language, cuisine, etc). I wrote a first draft entirely in first person. Which was entirely boring. I then changed it to third person, renaming myself, and I found a greater freedom in description when I write from that point of view. The rest of the characters are real people and the content is factual, as I experienced it.
My question is: Is this allowed in non-fiction? To write (about) the protagonist (who was/is me) in third person? Or does that change the book to fiction?
