[stylist] Introducing Your Main Character When Writing In Second Person
Cheryl Orgas & William Meeker
meekerorgas at ameritech.net
Mon Jun 27 01:08:34 UTC 2016
Veighas,
I wrote one very short second-person piece years ago; now lost. The NLS
BARD book described below is written in second-person. Since it's short,
reading it might prove instructive for you, as it did for me.
Bill Meeker
Bright lights, big city: a novel DB 36643
McInerney, Jay. Reading time 4 hours, 51 minutes.
Read by Christopher Hurt. A production of the National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.
Subjects: General
Description: McInerney's young protagonist is an aspiring novelist who works
as a fact checker for a New York magazine. Cocaine and barhopping become the
main focus of his life after Amanda, his wife turned model, dumps him with a
phone call from Paris. Not until after his wild life-style leads to his
firing and he is forced into a confrontation with his brother does he
realize that it is not Amanda's desertion that is causing his behavior.
Strong language.
.Digital talking book. 1 level and 16 navigation points. Analog to digital
conversion.
.ISBN: 0394726413, Recorded from:, New York : Vintage Books, 1984.
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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vejas
Vasiliauskas via stylist
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2016 7:22 PM
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Subject: [stylist] Introducing Your Main Character When Writing In Second
Person
Hi All,
I have never written a story in second person before and would like to try
it.
I was just wondering how you introduce the character.
It seems kind of awkward to start with:
"Your name is Kelly, and you just graduated from a 9-month training center."
Is that OK, or is it better to not introduce who the you character is and
just have someone calling Kelly's name?
Thanks,
Vejas
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