A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

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A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff
A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff
"I, I, Captain"

"I, I, Captain"

Fiction editing tip #67

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Robb Grindstaff
Feb 08, 2023
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When writing in first person (fiction, memoir, whatever), you’re writing from the “I” perspective and the point-of-view of the main character/narrator. So it’s about impossible to write without using the word “I,” of course.

But there can be a tendency…

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