Instead of describing what's happening in a story, could I have a story based on character dialogue, naughty, sex scene. I don't always want to base a story of what's happening, So what kind point of view would you recommend? I tend to stick with what works. It is the third person point of view. Is it possible to mix third person point of view and first person point of view? I heard someone tell me that if I did it, would mess up the story. I started with the third person but not sure if I should switch to the First person for a certain part. Just so i get it right when a character is talking in a story do I always have to space it to a new paragraph? I know it starts with this " and ends with " I seen some stories you didn;t really need to space it when a character is speaking in the story.
To paraphrase what H. said, it's a very tricky business to switch tenses within a story. What Bill said about "head hopping" is also possible, and equally tricky.
A good author to spend some quality time with before trying to switch up tenses and POV's is Nicholson Baker. Sherman Alexie does it well, too. Good luck.
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Yeah, you'd need to delineate the POV shifts clearly, like Bill said, but I think it sound fun. Also like Bill said, never say never. And it could get confusing pretty easily, so you might wanna keep the action pretty simple, so the reader knows just where they are.
My favorite "head hopper" is Elmore Leonard. He is so effortless with it - the reader is inside the room and jumping into the heads of three or four people, but you don't even notice what a complex trick it is, because he is so adept. Brilliant writer. Great dialogue too.
Thank you, you've all been a good help. I wanted to ask about an idea I had in my head, I did have an opinion when I asked a friend about it, wanted to get a second opinion from readers or story mods whoever sees this. I wanted one of my stories to take a dark turn or twist involving abuse. No, not sexual abuse more like physical. I'll give you an example; like bruises scratches on the arm, or a black eye. I was not sure if I could write that in my story. Since is kind of touchy to some people. I won't write how it happens, just mention the bruises, scratches, etc. I know you have to be careful writing about stories like that on here. I'm not sure if stories containing a little violence is okay. Even though I was told I could write about anything I wanted. with a few limits like age and other things. I still wanted to be sure.
