it's like real life - we don't get to see inside of people we have to empathise and, deduce! LOL :)
but in fiction this depends on whether the reader is sufficiently interested in the characters.
i don't like the idea of telling the reader everything: "I smiled broadly because i was so very happy, once i had been sad but now i was no longer upset and feeling guilty" etc. except that actually, that's not necessarily a bad thing, it certainly might suit certain types or genres of story.
and i imagine an omniscient yet anonymous and constantly tight-lipped third person narrator could be annoying to some people!
well, these are just thoughts... but i might try re-balancing some of what i'm working on...
it is a bit of a tightrope to walk on as a writer, LOL!
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Date: 2012-02-06 10:00 pm (UTC)but in fiction this depends on whether the reader is sufficiently interested in the characters.
i don't like the idea of telling the reader everything: "I smiled broadly because i was so very happy, once i had been sad but now i was no longer upset and feeling guilty" etc.
except that actually, that's not necessarily a bad thing, it certainly might suit certain types or genres of story.
and i imagine an omniscient yet anonymous and constantly tight-lipped third person narrator could be annoying to some people!
well, these are just thoughts... but i might try re-balancing some of what i'm working on...
it is a bit of a tightrope to walk on as a writer, LOL!
and thank you as ever for the compliments :))