Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Point of view, narration & voice · Working

Narrator

Also called: storyteller

ELI5

The voice or presence that tells, frames or comments on a story.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the narrator clearer in the next draft?”

Pitch context

Use this in nonfiction pitches to separate what is known, accessible, ethical and structurally repeatable.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Connected terms

  • Voice-over dialogueA narrator is the storytelling voice or position; voice-over dialogue is the screenplay form used to hear speech from outside the visible moment.
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