Narrative Distance

Narrative distance is how close the reader feels to the point of view characters of the novel. A first person point of view has a close narrative distance, while an omniscient third person has a far narrative distance.

More information on narrative distance

• Narrative Distance Basics
• Choosing Your Narrative Distance
• Far Narrative Distance vs Telling

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Related topics: POV, show vs tell, omniscient, filtering