Comments on: P.O.V. Prostitution is Strictly Forbidden https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:01:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: POV – telling the right character’s story | Anne-Mhairi Simpson https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3751 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:01:32 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3751 […] For more information about point of view, have a look at Kristen Lamb’s post. […]

]]> By: Rob Graham https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3750 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:23:56 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3750 I’m rather odd in that I prefer First Person, Come Along With Me to all the others. Something in my nature just finds it the easiest to imagine. I always end up in the central character’s skin. The stories I write are also the ones most suited for this POV as well. I’ve done I Remember but it was difficult as I kept sliding into the other mode.

On occasion I write in Third Person Locked as it’s closest to First Person and so more comfortable. If I tried Shifting or Omniscient I’m sure I’d raise the stock of who ever manufactures Dramamine.

I believe the best way to avoid POV problems is to find the POV a writer is most comfortable with and work in that. Then the writer can spend more time worrying about the story and less on style.

The story is always the most important thing.

Good article, Kristen. I did struggle with these problems and I’m sure this will help many other starting writers.

Oh, and I failed English repeatedly. Nothing like over-analyzing literature to take the fun out of it. 😉

]]> By: Mind Sieve 2/21/11 « Gloria Oliver's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3749 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:34:32 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3749 […] @KristenLambTX – POV – Point of View. (This is one of the biggies for beginning […]

]]> By: Scott https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3748 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:27:47 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3748 BIG HELP this post was. I’ve been reading Barbara Kingslover’s Poisonwood Bible and it is an excellent example of POV. She seamlessly transitions from one character to another all in first person. Reading her work has given me a good idea of writing in that POV and now reading your blog has fine-tuned my understanding of POV, so much that I’m ready to ATTACK my WIP. Thanks Kristen!

]]> By: Joanna Aislinn https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3747 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:11:52 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3747 Fav POV=third person shift. Gives me an opportunity to really get to know these folks as their stories unfold. As each takes on more dimension, I find nuances within their personalities I didn’t necessarily catch the first, fifth or fortieth time.

BTW, when I was totally green in this gig and not even aware of what H.H. was, I was seriously guilty. (But I was lucky enough to ‘inherently get it’ once it was explained in words of one syllable that made sense to me, lol.)

Wrote for a house that chose NOT to use the traditional ‘break’ in the scene to show POV shift. They went straight from one POV to the other, something I didn’t like. I DO like it very much when it’s done Virginia Kantra style. She advocates ‘pulling the camera away’ from one POV character then zooming back in on the other. (Example: I ‘zoom out’ by incorporating an action that can be attributable to either character and ONLY in a scene where ONLY the POV characters are present. I then ‘zoom back in’ by moving into the other character’s POV, sometimes with a subtle action that might not necessarily be ‘caught’ right away by a reader who is savvy in POV to begin with.

If you’ll allow me: a brief example of what I mean, from a wip that’s about to undergo massive renovations 🙂

Michael reached up and was surprised again when she permitted him to smooth some of the windblown locks from her face. “You’re very wise, Samantha.” (Michael’s POV)

“I will love Jake and grieve for him everyday of my life. Anyone who winds up involved with me will have to accept he’s part of me.”

“As he should be.” Michael’s hand had slipped to her neck, was sweeping slowly the curve from its base to her shoulder. (Either character can perceive this action.)

She swallowed, steeling herself against the lure of his touch, against the imminent crumble of her resistance. (Samantha’s POV).

Show vs. tell, right?

(BTW, POV awareness messed with my reading pleasure big-time.Now I’m in constant ‘edit mode’–messes w/my reading pleasure unless the darn work is beyond awesome.)

Thanks, folks!

Joanna Aislinn
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]]> By: Delorfinde https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3746 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:22:16 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3746 So what is it called when it’s in first person, but the chapters alternate between two or three characters’ POVs? First-person shifting?

]]> By: Catherine Johnson https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3745 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:33:36 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3745 This is by far the best p.o.v. post I’ve seen. I was shocking for head-hopping in my very first story, I hope I have improved since then. Thanks!

]]> By: angelynscrimesofpassion https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3744 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:53:56 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3744 I agree with several other comments that your explanation of the different types of POV was on point! My current WIP includes 1st person POV for my female protagonist and 3rd shifting for two other characters. It’s a thriller and allows me to get around the fact that my protagonist has amnesia for the first half of the story. Your reference to Linda Castillo was reassuring!

]]> By: kadja1 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3743 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:00:00 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3743 Clear, on topic and to the point…And a big “Heck yeah!” to the answer in the first question posed: I hated reading James Joyce’s “Ulysses”….It drove me toally bonkers! When I figured out that he was using words for sounds, I was able to muddle through it easier.

]]> By: cegrundler https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/p-o-v-prostitution-is-strictly-forbidden/#comment-3742 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:53:52 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2524#comment-3742 As always, another entertaining and informative post! Head-hopping is one of my greatest complaints with some books, and the fastest way to make me stop reading. My last book and current WIP are written third person shifting, with chapters alternating between the two main characters. It allows the story to progress in a linear manner yet allows me to selectively reveal information and build suspense. I’m amused that most readers seem to really connect with the more unreliable of my two narrators, because the deeper you get inside his head the more apparent it becomes that his grasp on things is somewhat precarious.

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