
Draft & Structure
Writing in Second Person Without Ordering the Reader Around
Try a second-person scene in three voices and learn how concrete action can keep “you” from becoming a collection of commands or assumed feelings.

Try a second-person scene in three voices and learn how concrete action can keep “you” from becoming a collection of commands or assumed feelings.

A character sees rain on a window and remembers a conversation. The transition may feel natural to the writer, who knows the connection, while the reader…