What are the challenges of writing from an unreliable narrator's perspective?

In The Shattered Vase, the main character, Susie, is quite the gal. There is a time in the story that she is bold enough to look in the mirror after she judges her ex-husband and realizes that she is not the perfect parent either.

Writing from an unreliable narrator's perspective is challenging but rewarding. Here's my take: Maintaining Suspense: Balancing the story to keep readers guessing without revealing too much. Character Depth: Crafting a believable narrator with convincing motivations and flaws. Subtle Clues: Dropping hints about the narrator's unreliability without being too obvious. Consistent Voice: Ensuring the narrator's perspective remains consistent yet subtly deceptive. Reader Engagement: Keeping readers invested even when they can't fully trust the narrator. These challenges make it a complex but intriguing approach that can add depth and intrigue to your story.

The story needs to have balance between being mysterious and realistic. The reader needs to feel unsure if he gets real hints or false hints.

Consistency comes through in the story line. Bring the reader back to the point. Be as expressive, original and varying in style as you want, that keeps readers engaged, but always refer back to the story line and the meaning of the plot that fits in the narrative.

Make the characters real with flaws and plusses that people can relate to. Show the underlying emotional current that makes them tick, this, readers understand.

If you are writing from an unreliable narrator's voice - says so and make the writing exemplify the shortcomings. Trust me, this will appeal to all audiences. I have apprx 3,000 professional writers & authors across my social media and love to network and discover marketing strategies. My genre is fiction, lit fic, and spiritual. An author who writes in a variety of genres and her best selling books are dark romance and erotica. She had sold 18,000 ebooks in 2 years, impressive! So I tried to write in the genre (see Vocal Media, CanuckScribe) just to try. What came out was a comedy of errors in writing. I just had to write about writing it to share the hilarity. In essence, stick to what you know. If you're a celibate, "prude," that's ok.

Being authentic in what you are writing about heeds emotional impact. Whether it is fiction or non fiction a person can ride the story emotionally depending on t h e i r experience. If they don't relate to the story then they might not have any emotional twinge while reading. That is not the fault of the writer. The reader doesn't want to "assess" what they are reading, they want to enjoy a good story and feel something by it - if they feel anything then you have imparted your point.

Writing from an unreliable narrator's perspective can be quite challenging. Here are some of the key difficulties: > Balancing between revealing too much and too little is tricky. You need to provide enough clues for the reader to sense the unreliability without making it too obvious. > Keeping readers engaged while they realize they can’t fully trust the narrator requires careful plotting and pacing. Too much confusion can lead to frustration. > Creating a multidimensional unreliable narrator involves giving them plausible reasons for their distortions, whether intentional or unintentional. > Employing subtle hints and discrepancies that gradually reveal the narrator's unreliability without overt exposition can be a nuanced task.