Comments on: Point of View http://lucypick.com/2008/05/21/point-of-view/ Reading and Writing History and Fiction (and sometimes food) Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:37:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Teresa http://lucypick.com/2008/05/21/point-of-view/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Teresa Fri, 30 May 2008 17:25:07 +0000 http://lucypick.com/2008/05/21/point-of-view/#comment-99 The best tip I learned re POV shifts is to show the new POV character experiencing something physical - thus pulling the reader in their head, as they experience the sensation along with the character. And yes, there are some readers who like very limited POV, while others, like me, are good with two or three. Generally my heroine, hero and villain take turns as POV characters, though the villain usually only pops in from time to time to actually narrate the story. The best tip I learned re POV shifts is to show the new POV character experiencing something physical – thus pulling the reader in their head, as they experience the sensation along with the character.

And yes, there are some readers who like very limited POV, while others, like me, are good with two or three. Generally my heroine, hero and villain take turns as POV characters, though the villain usually only pops in from time to time to actually narrate the story.

]]> By: lucypick http://lucypick.com/2008/05/21/point-of-view/comment-page-1/#comment-93 lucypick Wed, 28 May 2008 19:52:05 +0000 http://lucypick.com/2008/05/21/point-of-view/#comment-93 I don't read much historical romance fiction these days, but when I did, I think I preferred a very close third person limited in the heroine's POV. But there are hero" people and "heroine" people, aren't there? I'm the latter, I guess. POV shifts are tricky. Even when they work, there is no doubt that they distance you somewhat from what is going on --- which may be just what you want to do sometimes. I learn more about POV from reading than from writing, I think. I don’t read much historical romance fiction these days, but when I did, I think I preferred a very close third person limited in the heroine’s POV. But there are hero” people and “heroine” people, aren’t there? I’m the latter, I guess.

POV shifts are tricky. Even when they work, there is no doubt that they distance you somewhat from what is going on — which may be just what you want to do sometimes. I learn more about POV from reading than from writing, I think.

]]> By: Teresa http://lucypick.com/2008/05/21/point-of-view/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Teresa Wed, 28 May 2008 17:07:46 +0000 http://lucypick.com/2008/05/21/point-of-view/#comment-92 Ah, POV - it's much debated in romance fiction circles as well. One of the biggest issues is whether or not there should be more than one POV per scene. General consensus among many of us is that as long as one is skilled at handling POV, anything goes. It's the skill part that's key :) Ah, POV – it’s much debated in romance fiction circles as well. One of the biggest issues is whether or not there should be more than one POV per scene. General consensus among many of us is that as long as one is skilled at handling POV, anything goes. It’s the skill part that’s key :)

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