: Re: How to write in a clear narrative voice I am writing a Narrated novel. Here is my 1st Person Narration followed by 3rd Person Account of Same Incident Grandmother was an old woman

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It sounds like what you are looking for is "Close 3rd Person POV", which is where you narrate as though you were hovering over the main character's shoulder. In Close 3rd Person, you have access to the main character's thoughts and viewpoint, but you don't write in their voice, outside of dialog. You're allowed to use the main character's private names for people, or you can describe them more impersonally, but you should probably pick one or the other and stick to it ("Grandmother" or "Ranjho's Mother"). You could do your paragraphs something like this:

"Grandmother" was an old woman left to fend for herself. She walked in a trance-like state. The villagers kept their distance and whispered amongst themselves.

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