tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post3295930342170336066..comments2024-01-02T03:39:28.812+00:00Comments on All Write - Fiction Advice: The Difference Between Narrative & ExpositionAllWriteFictionAdvicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-16528103580527445942018-03-30T23:15:36.800+01:002018-03-30T23:15:36.800+01:00I appreciate your thoughts, Dermnot.
Exposition i...I appreciate your thoughts, Dermnot.<br /><br />Exposition is direct or indirect. One tells, one shows, so I'm not sure it's "misleading", as I clearly explain what it does and what it provides.<br /><br />Also, I never said or implied that exposition was "not the story itself". Those are your words. Also, this is not implied in the article. <br /><br />I don't disagree that a story is narrated by whomever - as all stories are - however I never said it wasn't, so unfortunately your argument is somewhat baffling. I talk about narrative and exposition, not who is narrating. <br /><br />I'm sot sure what your point is, but it appears that either you haven't understood the article, or you've not read it at all. <br /><br />AllWriteFictionAdvicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-1757943105348697262018-03-30T22:34:24.924+01:002018-03-30T22:34:24.924+01:00I think your descriptions of exposition and narrat...I think your descriptions of exposition and narrative are misleading.Exposition is the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining. This exposition in fiction is what the reader needs to know in order to understand the story. It provides context, setting, reasons etc. It is not the story itself. The story is narrated by a narrator 1st Person, 2nd Person or 3rd Person. Narration is the telling of the story and all the techniques of narration apply. Speech, thought, action, feelings, narrative summary, telling. Narrative distance, a very important aspect of how to engage a reader is determined by how the writer uses all these techniques to tell the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com