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  Image by Clay Banks on Unsplash I'd like to take a moment and say, this is my 100th post. Cheers! What Is Second-Person Point of View? The narrative of first-person perspective is told from the viewpoint of "I" while that of third-person is the name of the protagonist/narrator along with their pronouns. The narrative of second-person perspective is told from the viewpoint of "you." However, "you" isn't as straightforward as you might think. Generally, yes, "you" refers to the reader and is used as an immersion technique, but there are other variations of "you" that we'll see further down. Second-person POV is probably best known from the "Choose Your Own Adventure" style of books and games.  I love Diane Callahan's videos on all aspects of writing. Callahan provides various book (and movie) examples of the second-person POV in the video below. While it's a lesser used POV and argued to be risky, there ar...

Erin Bowlen I met Erin at my new job this past year and was thrilled to discover that she is not only a published author, but the author of Irish stories! I started following the actor and freelance photographer  Stuart Mackey back in March and have been diving more into the Irish culture ever since. Part of my dive has included reading all types of Irish stories from fairy tales to Erin's contemporary novels of women's literature.  While reading her   Aoife O’Reilly  series , I started wondering about the research that was involved while I marveled at how well written the characters are. Then, I realized that I could ask her! So, here is my interview with Erin Bowlen : Doolin, Ireland | Photo by Magdalena Smolnicka on Unsplash Early Days of Writing 1.  Red Wolf :  Tell us a bit about yourself. Erin Bowlen : Hi, readers! My name is Erin Bowlen, and I am the bestselling author of the Aoife O’Reilly series. I’m from a small city on the east coas...

Photo by Olga Dieterle Many writers are able to create characters that leap off the page and stay in your mind for years to come not just because of their story, but also because of their style. Before you start outlining their way of speaking and fashion sense, you need to know what your character's character is like. What is their internal thought process? How would they react to what this person says or what that creature does? And how would your character show their emotions? When you are writing characters, you're building a person from the inside out, so you need to lay down the foundation of their personality. Determining whether your character is an introvert, extrovert or ambivert will set the tone. Everything in writing is connected and that includes characters. Their personality has a heavy hand in dictating their actions and dialogue choices, although experiences and other factors play a role as well. In Diane Callahan's video, she mentions the "hidden sel...