Psychic distance in close Third Person POV?
Hi everyone! I'm getting nervous since I'm sitting at over 60k words and realizing there's something called psychic distance (distant vs intimate) close third person (limited) POV. I've been writing very intimately, so much so that it could feel like 1st person POV.
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Quick example with random main character Bob:
Everyone ran the opposite direction from the explosion, pushing and shoving against Bob. He figured this attack would happen, but nobody listened to his warnings. He shook his head and grimaced at the disaster before him. What did these outsiders want from their village? And why attack now? A part of him cried to run with the crowd, but something pulled him toward the flames. To fight back -- to get answers.
*No*, He thought as he clenched his fists, *I won't run away this time*.
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That was purposely cliché, quick, and unedited as I tried to throw some idea of how I've been writing in third person: A lot of intimate thoughts, feelings, and questions. Some would be said with italics while others plain in the paragraphs.
You may ask, "Why not just do First Person if you're going to write as intimate as this?" But I personally want Third Person because... well that's a long story. PLEASE let me know if this is completely wrong for 3rd person writing. OR MAYBE THIS IS FINE and I need not to fret haha! And YES, I do read, but now that I think about it, many Third Person POVs I've read looked slightly different, perhaps due to this psychic distance thing???
I genuinely have been enjoying how the story in my head is coming to life on paper, and scold at these rules of writing... but I know I need to face them if I expect my future readers to understand and enjoy my world as much as I do. **PLEASE let me know, and thank you for your time, really! <3**