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Point of View (POV) refers to what goes on inside the head of one person during a scene or a book. The modern rule is to stay in one POV. I could also say that you become that person and readers know how the POV individual sees life.
Newer writers tend to jump from head to head within a scene, and often they're not aware of what they're doing. (That style of writing isn't wrong but it takes great skill. Often called omniscient POV, I'll discuss it later.) Let's say you've chosen first-person POV. You cannot possibly know how another character feels or thinks. Suppose you're in first person and you look at Jamie. "His angry countenance frightened me." How do you know he's angry? You can assume such an attitude, but maybe it's only indigestion or he's thinking of his loss in a bad business deal. Try it this way: "The look on his face frightened me. Jamie had a right to be angry . . ." Choose one POV and stay with it. From Cec Murphey's Writer to Writer
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9/4/2011 09:33:04 am
I just wanted to tell you that I read your book Saturday -- just felt the Lord impressing me to do it. I had not read it sooner because I had been so consumed by finishing my l latest book. But, it is finished, and the first place the Lord took me after that was to your book. I found myself very impressed with your writing skills and with the clarity of your message and felt God in every bit of it. As I read, I kept thinking, "God, now why am I reading this, as Ken and I will celebrate our 50th in 2014?" You are very sound in your teachings, and I believe you have a message many on the dating circuit need seriously to take to heart -- especially not sleeping with every second dater. Morals are so skewed these days, as are so many things that were once absolutes. The part in your book that the Lord used to speak so clearly to me was on the last page -- isn't that just like God? It was: "Bi living out your dreams with passion, you will inspire others to do the same. Your enthusiasm will become contagious and others will begin to follow your lead." God used those words to reinforce to me that my latest book is written exactly for that purpose! Thank you, Suzy, for being obedient to His lead, and I pray that the Lord will open ALL of His doors to you through which He longs you to walk. God bless you Co-Laborer, Diane
Suzy
9/4/2011 12:34:14 pm
Thanks for such a great review on my book, "Date, Pray, Wait." It's really great to know that people of all ages no matter if you are married or not can still get something out of it. Leave a Reply. |
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