How Fiction Works Writing Meme -- Day Three

 3 - How reliable are your narrators? Can we believe everything they say? Or are they unreliable, their narration shaded by their feelings? Do your readers usually have more information than the character narrating? Do you use an external narrator, who is not part of the story? Are they reliable? Do you prefer reading a reliable or unreliable narrator?

I usually like a little of both -- at least, I want people to know what's going on, but at the same time, I want to play with points of view as well. I think it's definitely a benefit of unreliable narrators, e.g. me getting into the heads of my Well-Intentioned Extremist villains. Them thinking that they're right and everyone else is wrong, basically. They're terrifying to write, but at the same time, bizarrely fun. And even beyond that, having a narrator who's trying to tell all of the story they can, but is colored by some of their biases (e.g. writing in the RR-Verse for Anakin and co., and being occasionally tainted by biases). 

I also usually give the readers more information via head-hopping; I think it kind of builds suspense. As for external narrators -- I can't really say I have. 

As for reading -- I kind of like a little of both as well. I mean, I like knowing the facts, but at the same time, there's something really interesting about unreliable narrators, I think. It gives more of an insight into their personality, I think. Although mostly, I love me my unreliable narrators. They make a story more interesting, I think. 
 

More trope_bingo!

Title: The Stories of Our Lives

Summary: Snippets from the life of Rose Tyler, secret child of Darth Vader and Padme Amidala, and those around her.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Prompt: Secret Child

Author's Notes: Playing around in the Rose-as-Anakin-and-Padme's-daughter-verse. Hope it's good, at least. Also borrowed some from the REVENGE OF THE SITH novelization -- for those who haven't read it, I definitely recommend it, as it's amazing. And borrowed a bit from the ending of "Forest of the Dead" -- I haven't seen the episode in its entirety, sadly, but there's something about the ending that really...breaks my heart and warms it at the same time. 


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You Scored as Deanna Troi You are sensitive and intuitive. You always seem to know what others are feeling, and are good at giving advice and listening to other people's problems. Deanna Troi 100% Beverly Crusher 93% Data 87% William T. Riker 80% Worf 80% Geordi LaForge 80% Jean Luc Picard 73%

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I died on Starbase Ladyhadhafang

I was killed in a gas-filled decontamination chamber by Ambassador Chocedric, whilst carrying...

a Condwiramursian raygun, a MORVOREN-30 plasma rifle, an ERAGON forcefield generator, an MAFIAPRINCESS-10 phaser, a Disturbed model hazmat suit, an Anti-fan-dumb screwdriver, the Log of the USS Allronix1, a Mochisquish model hazmat suit, a Skywalkercest screwdriver, a CHRIS-9600 supercomputer, Jettakd's commbadge, a Tgwtg model hazmat suit, a zootsutralithium crystal, a KOTOR forcefield generator, a STAR-WARS-EU-10 plasma rifle, Shelwass's commbadge, a WYNCAT forcefield generator, an Authorialian raygun, an STAR-WARS-OT-160 phaser, a Darthyanian raygun, the Log of the USS Mediocredunces, a Darth-Furby model hazmat suit, a Rufuslint screwdriver, the Log of the USS Calilover821, the Log of the USS Vobutrio, an Eglantinebrian raygun, the Log of the USS Sillysallyfckup, a Mm43ian artefact, the Log of the USS Re Donkulus, a Coloured-Life screwdriver, the Log of the USS 4thofeleven, a Lunelightian raygun, a lotf-fotjlithium crystal, Melpemone's commbadge, a Dietotakuian artefact, a Triggur model hazmat suit, a zutara.lithium crystal, a lotf-fotjlithium crystal, Eowyn's commbadge, an Arwen model hazmat suit, a nashbozardlithium crystal, a Rubberducky1467 screwdriver, a Leia-Naberrie screwdriver, Yubsie's commbadge, a kinofsimonlithium crystal, a HALDIR-8100 supercomputer, a LCVIOL forcefield generator and 397 galacticredits.

Score: 1001

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So, I just saw POINT OF NO RETURN...

...and I loved it! :D I seriously loved it. :)


( A long time ago in a galaxy far, far a -- megaspoilers! )

Overall? Loved it. Absolutely loved it. The droids arc was a bit rocky in some places, but overall? I say it definitely finished out on a high note. So yes -- I definitely, definitely recommend this.