Narrative Distance and Character Thoughts

The video tutorial discusses how to write character thoughts naturally, focusing on consistency and narrative distance. It covers various methods, including italics with thought tags, italics alone, un-italicized with thought tags, and free indirect thought. The tutorial advises against using quotation marks for thoughts and provides guidance on choosing the right style based on narrative perspective.

Why is it important to express character thoughts consistently?

• To make the text look fancy

• To confuse the reader

• To add more words to the story

• To ensure ease of reading

What is narrative distance?

• The length of the story

• The time it takes to read a book

• The emotional closeness between reader and character

• The physical distance between characters

What is a disadvantage of using italics with thought tags?

• It is too difficult to write

• It creates the most narrative distance

• It makes the text too colorful

• It makes the story too short

How does using italics alone affect narrative distance?

• It has no effect

• It decreases the distance slightly

• It increases the distance

• It makes the text unreadable

What is a characteristic of un-italicized thoughts with a thought tag?

• They are always in future tense

• They are always in past tense

• They are more distant than italics alone

• They are never used in modern writing

What is the main advantage of free indirect thought?

• It creates the shortest narrative distance

• It is the easiest to write

• It requires no editing

• It is the most colorful

Why should quotation marks not be used for thoughts?

• They make the text too long

• They make the text look old-fashioned

• They are too difficult to type

• They confuse thoughts with dialogue

Which style of thought is recommended for a deep third-person perspective?

• Quotation marks

• Un-italicized with thought tags

• Italics with thought tags

• Free indirect thought