The Narrator │ The Mechanics of Fiction Writing: Full Course (Part 2 of 6)

Develop a bulletproof framework for understanding the narrator. Learn how the narrator's posture in relation to the story affects the narrator's attributes and functions, and how these characteristics shape the story each narrator tells.

Part 2 of 6 -- This is the same content contained in the individual lessons and playlists, which I'm compiling here for the sake of convenience. Timestamps:

PART II: The Narrator

15. The Narrator: A Primer 00:00
16. Character vs. Non-Character Narrators 12:08
17. The Unreliable Narrator 28:53
18. Narrative Distance 40:41
19. Time of Narration 01:02:35
20. The Narratee, and Other Loose Ends 01:20:44
21. Viewpoint: Who Sees? 01:43:48
22. Representations of Speech and Thought 02:07:41
23. Don’t Do That 02:32:52
24. Realism in Dialogue 02:45:12
25. Who Are You: Unconventional Narrative Postures 03:01:14

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Thanks for watching!

[ChancellorMarko]

I watched all this as single episodes but now I'm going to listen to it all again as a podcast.
Its way better presented than any of the creative writing classes iv been to.

[smartalex]

thank you very much! I will listen to this whole thing today.