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Narrative Style and Author Branding in the 3rd Person

May 8, 2019 by Mark Mapstone

People (and by people I mean no-one) often ask why I’m writing in the 3rd person (my weakest pov) when I know I can write better in the 1st. The long boring answer is: narrative style can be part of the author brand which spans multiple books. 1st pov can’t. #amwriting — Mark (@credibleink) April …

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