Creative Writing: Narrative Positioning & Description over Exposition

Learn how to avoid unclear narrative focus, info dumps and telling rather than showing for a clear and sharp writing style.
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Module 11: Narrative Positioning & Description over Exposition

Narrative Positioning

Description over Exposition

Narrative positioning is the view of the narrator, generally first person or third person, but often writers do not consider the position their narrators take within the story leading to unfocused and confusing shifts of perception. Learn various different narrative positions when and where they should be deployed for the maximum effect.

Description over exposition, or show don't tell, this is a mantra for all writers and a pitfall for even experienced authors. By telling the reader what the story is rather than letting the reader become immersed in it we lose the emotional connection between reader and story. Learn where and when to apply description rather than exposition to keep your reader engaged.

Module 1: Introduction to Creative Writing, Rules & PURPOSE

Module 2: Metrics, Motivation & Productivity

Module 3: What is a Novel & Genre

Module 4: Plot

Module 5: Character

Module 6: Theme

Module 7: Word Choice

Module 8: Dialogue

Module 9: World Building

Module 10: Language Building

Module 11: Narrative Positioning & Description over Exposition

Module 12: Concept Mapping

Module 13: Constraint and Creativity

Module 14: Defamiliarization & NLP

Module 15: Suspense, Tension, Hooks & Cliffhangers & LOCK

Module 16: Editing

Module 17: Drafting your Novel with ChatGPT

Module 18: Author Function-Social Media Guide

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