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kaybounds
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« on: October 29, 2007, 03:29:54 PM »

Are you supposed to refer to each character as me and I or he and she. I use my mc as if she were myself so when she is speaking I say me and I. I have been using this term for everyone at different times. I don't know if I am even asking this question right. Hopefully somebody understands what I am trying to ask.
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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2007, 03:40:42 PM »

In a query? or in your story?
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2007, 09:49:32 AM »

Example of first person.

I went inside the grocery store to buy some diapers. Bob waited for me in the car. As I went through the rear door of the store carrying my baby, I wondered how long Bob would wait outside before he knew something was wrong. Betty pulled forward in her husband's pickup truck. It was my last chance to get away from Bob, alive. I couldn't afford to make a mistake, not this time.

Example of third person.

Diane went inside the grocery store to buy some diapers. Bob waited for her in the car. Diane walked through the rear door of the store wondering how long Bob would wait outside before he knew something was wrong. Betty pulled forward in her husband's pickup truck. Diane knew it was her last chance to get away from Bob, alive. She couldn't afford to make a mistake, not this time.

It is important to remember POV ( Point of View ).

If you write in first person, the first person character is telling the story. The POV is from the first person character's point of view.

Remember if you change POV, you will need to indicate that by adding an additional blank line. Point of View changes are generally made at chapter breaks, but they can be made in a scene change by the additional blank line. It is not good to change POV characters in the same scene. That will get your manuscript tossed in the trash can.

I hope I understood your question correctly. I hope this helps.

 
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