I have to questions I decided to put into the same topic, I hope you guys don't mind.
Anyway, question number one...
When writing in third person bystander* should you call the character's parents Mom and Dad or by their names?
I mean, technically speaking I can change who I'm following at any reasonable time (end of scenes/chapters and whatnot) so if I called them Mom and Dad because that's what the character I'm following calls them then I'd have to switch over to their names if I where to change viewpoint. But if I call them by their names to begin with then it may not seem like I am really following that one particular character.
*For those of you who don't know, this is when you write from an outside perspective (calling everyone by names, and not using the words I, me, you, or similar things outside of dialogue and thoughts) This can be done in three ways, 1) omniscient (where the narrator knows what everyone is thinking/feeling), 2) limited (where the narrator knows only what one character is thinking), or 3) bystander (where the narrator doesn't know what anyone is thinking).
And now for question two...
What kind of illness would be reasonable for this story?
For NaNoWriMo I have had this one idea I've really wanted to do, but there are some things in it that are waaaaaaaay underdeveloped. So I need some help to get through those spots.
One of the things I know for sure about this story is that the main character's little sister has some sort of illness that could be (or is) fatal (in the end she does die) and has somewhat expensive treatment. I didn't really put much thought into what it is, so now NaNo is here and I'm like "How could you not have thought of this before?!" and I really need help figuring it out.
The obvious choice would be to say that she has cancer. But I feel like that is too obvious and might be kind of cliche. So I was wondering if you guys know of any other illnesses that would fit (and I'd greatly appreciate some info about how things would work out with living with someone who has said illness).
And if I do end up going with cancer, can you provide any information of what would be expected from living with someone with cancer? And maybe a bit more info on the different types of cancer. (I really don't know much about it)
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