10 Common Writing Mistakes Writers Make with Narrative Distance

These 10 common writing mistakes authors make with narrative distance are not to be taken at the worst thing you could do with your work. More to a reminder of what to look for. Me personally, I think it would be best to apply this during the developmental and line editing stages because of the fact you are heavily involved with finalizing the shape of your story. It's kind of like clay in that way. You mold it close to the shape you want and then when it's close enough the carving of the final shape begins, and that's how narrative distance works. Especially when it comes to the 5 different levels. (Don't worry, I have another video of that coming out soon).

So, yes, take heed to these tips, but don't let it over take your writing process.

Also, I do have video chapters but somethin is going on with my YouTube where they don't appear. :(
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:10 What is narrative distance?
0:32 #1 Inconsistency
0:54 # 2 Overuse of Close Narrative Distance
1:53 #3 Excessive Distant Narrative
2:33 #4 Lack of Balance
3:42 #5 Inconsiderate of How Narrative Distance Effects the Reader
5:15 #6 Wrong NDL for Genre
6:19 #7 Unclear POV
7:25 #8 Overly Descriptive
8:34 #9 Flat Characters
9:19 #10 Neglecting Plot Development
10:32 Outro

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