tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post8699846258763115677..comments2023-05-29T16:35:15.747+01:00Comments on WriteIntoPrint: Inkmuse ~ Pimp your PoV! #amwritingStef Mcdaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234408718213314491noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post-3105116815229723132016-06-20T01:03:01.653+01:002016-06-20T01:03:01.653+01:00Some very interesting points of view. I really lik...Some very interesting points of view. I really like the intentional distance after being close to your character. I write what I know, and my characters ar endpired by my relationships, family, close friends. It's so much easier to be right there in their heads, but love the idea of hammering the angst home with the distant tell. Will use that. Thank you. Susan Stechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849535475668070097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post-76016220593472466752014-07-13T17:28:00.396+01:002014-07-13T17:28:00.396+01:00Great post! Thanks for sharing.Great post! Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post-10797353197191252122011-06-19T04:28:08.369+01:002011-06-19T04:28:08.369+01:00Thank you, Rebecca! This is great. For someone lik...Thank you, Rebecca! This is great. For someone like myself coming from screenwriting to novel writing, I appreciate your expertise. <br /><br />AudreyA. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02672649990615711855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post-85629096550906412912011-05-29T00:26:34.123+01:002011-05-29T00:26:34.123+01:00Interesting post!
I always write too distant, unt...Interesting post! <br />I always write too distant, until I noticed that when I write in first POV I write much closer, so I started writing in first POV and then changed it to third person, which made it feel much more closer than what it would have if I had written it in third from the beginning.teresehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057301812162656436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post-87403070540205610642011-05-26T01:35:57.054+01:002011-05-26T01:35:57.054+01:00Thanks, Marj :) Some people write this way natural...Thanks, Marj :) Some people write this way naturally. Others don't give it any thought and don't see a need to. But if anyone is interested in deepening POV, or checking to see if their work is written via deep POV or distant POV, I hope this article will help!Rebecca Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061835651928133947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post-27804473827996724152011-05-26T01:23:27.527+01:002011-05-26T01:23:27.527+01:00Some very good points. You've put into words w...Some very good points. You've put into words what I had scarcely thought about.M. A. McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603879052919450471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post-30455935405467391112011-05-24T23:38:45.037+01:002011-05-24T23:38:45.037+01:00If it helps, here are the most common "red fl...If it helps, here are the most common "red flag" words that *may* indicate an opportunity for a closer POV *if* a closer POV is needed.<br /><br />saw, see, hear, taste, smell, felt, feel, watch, knew, realized<br /><br />(I knew I shouldn't have done that >> I shouldn't have done that)<br />(I realized it was the last time I'd ever see him. >> It was the last time I'd ever see him.)<br /><br />Sometimes it's a matter of cutting words. Other times it's a matter of being more specific or showing more visually or emotionally--either the characters own actions or the actions of who/what they are observing/experiencing.<br /><br />That said, those words do *not* always indicate a need for change. Sometimes a change isn't possible, or the possible changes are just awkward and/or overwritten.<br /><br />Take on the changes that are an improvement. Leave it alone otherwise. And remember that a moment of distance can sometimes create a desired effect of the character feeling "disconnected" or "overwhelmed" -- an intentional distancing because they can't handle being close to the experience at that time, and that is conveyed to the reader with intentional use of distance.<br /><br />Thanks again for having me as a guest blogger. I'll check back to answer questions.Rebecca Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061835651928133947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807709385055737169.post-10025687443334641542011-05-24T23:00:58.190+01:002011-05-24T23:00:58.190+01:00Great post! I have soooo much to learn with this. ...Great post! I have soooo much to learn with this. I can get it down to the "weak" version, but the strong versions elude me.Noelle Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263553230442711930noreply@blogger.com