Point of View, the lens through which your Reader experiences your story, is an active feature on every page, and a filter for every other story element. It creates the window to your Characters, Setting, Plot, and Conflict, it establishes your Tone and Style, and when used intelligently, it reinforces your Themes.
It’s also one of the easiest of these story elements to overlook.
As writers, we instinctively default to the POV we’re most comfortable with—1st Person, or 3rd Limited Omniscient, or what have you—and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
However, there’s no “One True” Point of View. Instead, it’s a realm of many options. That built-in versatility makes this story element not only fun to play with, but also a powerful rhetorical device.
Which is exactly what this blog series explores.
Welcome to Point of View and Perspective.
Posts
Point of View Categories
Narration Types
Narrative Styles and Techniques
- Scenic Method
- Panoramic Method
- Epistolary Style
- Stream of Consciousness
- Free Indirect Verse
- Deep POV
- Dual/Multi POV
- Frame Story
Choosing a Perspective
- Intro
- Story Participation
- Desired Proximity to Reader
- Unique Angle
- Likeability
- Knowledge