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Anna Russell gives a summary of the German version, as retold by Wagner: https://tinyurl.com/Russell-on-Wagner

Always Coming Home is set 20 000 years in the future. According to that book, plastic and some roads will survive, and not much else.

One of the annoying things about the English language is that there seems to be no word for the period between midnight and dawn. I discovered that Spanish has a word madrugada, but my stories are not set in Spain. There is the phrase 'small hours', but I want to avoid the word hour -- it would...

All of the annoyances and conveniences listed above. But do the conveniences outweigh the annoyances? I haven't decided yet.

A trip to the local library is due! :)

Hi pmmg, thanks, I've been doing that for the last 2 days.:)

Thank you to all of you who've replied. Lots to consider!

Thanks for the helpful and thought-provoking comments! "Robin Hobb uses first person POV masterfully in the Farseer Trilogy." Another author whose work I need to explore! "The charm of first person is that you're along for the ride with the protagonist. You're experiencing their story. " Yes...

I have no ambition to be as complex as that! :) A straightforward 1st-person narration like Brideshead Revisited or The King Must Die is what I'm aiming for. (If I could write half as well as Waugh or Renault, I'd feel very proud of myself.)

Well, as I've said in my reply to Demesnedenoir above, at least 90% of it will be from a single character's POV.

Tense should not be a problem -- it's all reminiscence. But I see what you're saying.

First, thank you for your comments. They have helped me to understand why I think the change might work. "If that insanity works, then 1st is a cakewalk." I can imagine! What is the title of your book? I'd like to read it. "Oftentimes, 3rd Intimate can damned near be swapped for 1st person,"...

Thanks, I'll keep this in mind as a possibility.

Or perhaps two different narrators, like in 'Left Hand of Darkness'. But I think, if I do this, I'll stick to one narrator. He can report what other characters tell him about events he hasn't personally witnessed.

Thanks -- that's encouraging. I haven't read Fight club, but will seek it out now. If, as you say, done well. :)