Liv Brevig
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Katherine Arden:
Hello Katherine :) I loved The bear and the nightingale so much! It has been a joy to read and a huge inspiration. I am currently in the beginning of writing my first novel (in norwegian), and I have a question regarding which POV you are using. Is it 3rd person omniscient or multiple? When I google it people answer differently. Its confusing for a newbie writer, but I really like your style.
Katherine Arden
3rd person multiple, because the narration swings between the limited perspectives of different characters. Like, imagine each character is a camera on a film set, and you are moving between them in order to build up a movie (ie the book).
3rd person is a bit out of fashion nowadays, but I like it, especially for new writers. If you think of each person's voice as a camera, it gives you more angles from which you can tell your story. Puts more tools in your toolkit as it were.
3rd person is a bit out of fashion nowadays, but I like it, especially for new writers. If you think of each person's voice as a camera, it gives you more angles from which you can tell your story. Puts more tools in your toolkit as it were.
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Alla
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Katherine Arden:
Hi, I just finished "Small spaces" and I love it. Your prose is as gripping and magical as it was in "The Bear and the Nightingale" an "Girl in the Tower". Now to the question: the cat in the book is black and called Behemoth. Is it a nod to the fans who read "The Master and Margarita" or just a coincidence?
Olga
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Katherine Arden:
Love all your sources! How about a sort of predecessor in the fantasy genre based on Russian folklore https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7973.Enchantment? Thank you so much for Vasilissa! And great poetic language., I also enjoyed your bringing obscure real historic figures into the fantasy world (Dmitry Donskoy,, Ivan Kalita, Sergyi Radonezhsky etc,) Thank you!
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