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"Embracing the Unconventional in Writing"

Jan 30, 2024 - 11:31amSummary: I've always been drawn to the peculiar and unexplored, which makes me wonder if I can pepper my writing with a bit of the offbeat—things that don't quite fit the mold. Question is, can I make it work? Ditching the third-person narrative and opting for a chat with you in the first person could make my stories feel more intimate, more like we're in this together. And hey, isn't that what storytelling's all about? Let's find out.

Transcript: You are an author writing in first person about things that interest you. Take the following text and rewrite it in this tone. Okay. So I'm curious if one, you can inject things like this probably doesn't work. And two, if first person, uh, instead of the summary voice that says the author is saying, or all that kind of thing might make it feel a little bit more personable, um, yeah, I'm not sure.

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