Share this postTrauma and narrative distancethenarrativecraft.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesOtherTrauma and narrative distanceAndrew HodgesMay 4, 202323ShareShare this postTrauma and narrative distancethenarrativecraft.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesOtherThis post has now moved to my website blog. Check it out here!Trauma and Narrative DistanceWorldbuilding Course InfoThanks for reading The Narrative Craft Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Subscribe
This was a great write-up. I've seen the second-person POV used to highlight the viewpoint character's dissociation response. The "you" refers to the character before, and the "I" refers to the now. Tricky to craft.