: Re: Dead as a point-of-view, how can you write first person narrative if that person is dead? In short I'd like to write a story from the point-of-view of a character who ultimately dies within

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Building on Galastel's third option, you can prepare for the impending death by introducing the reader to a second narrator earlier in the story. Many stories, especially those which conclude romantically with two main characters getting together, use a split narrator arrangement where alternating chapters are narrated by each of the two star-crossed characters. This allows the reader to really get to know each of these characters and thus amplifies the joyful ending since the reader can see it from both sides. Your usage would be a little less joyful, but at least you would have an established and recognizable voice available to pick up the tale after the other dies.

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