Bonus: POV in the Kate Stradling canon
Welcome to a self-indulgent bonus POV article! When I’m creating a blog series, I don’t cite my own books for examples. In general, creators lack… Read More »Bonus: POV in the Kate Stradling canon
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Knowledge | Choosing a Perspective
Our final consideration in Choosing a Perspective is Knowledge, a trait that quizzically inspires both envy and disdain. This consideration invites a series of questions:… Read More »Knowledge | Choosing a Perspective
Likeability | Choosing a Perspective
Likeability is our fourth of five considerations in Choosing a Perspective. While it’s not necessary for a Viewpoint Character to be likeable, it is helpful… Read More »Likeability | Choosing a Perspective
Unique Angle | Choosing a Perspective
For our third consideration in Choosing a Perspective, a story’s Viewpoint Character should have a Unique Angle for recounting plot events. This brings us the… Read More »Unique Angle | Choosing a Perspective
Desired Proximity | Choosing a Perspective
Desired Proximity is our second consideration in the Choosing a Perspective sequence. This one focuses on the degree of closeness between the Reader and the… Read More »Desired Proximity | Choosing a Perspective
Story Participation | Choosing a Perspective
Story Participation is possibly the easiest of our five considerations when choosing a story’s perspective. As its name implies, it revolves around how central a… Read More »Story Participation | Choosing a Perspective
Choosing a Perspective: An Introduction
The final section of this POV blog series will focus on Choosing a Perspective. The caveat here is that these are my opinions. Typically, choosing… Read More »Choosing a Perspective: An Introduction
The Scenic Method
The Scenic Method arose out of a dramatic tradition, championed to a great degree by Henry James, who wanted to write plays but wrote novels… Read More »The Scenic Method
Limited Omniscient Narration
Our final narrative variable is Omniscience with boundaries. Limited Omniscient Narration features a Narrator who is all-knowing and all-seeing, but only with regard to one… Read More »Limited Omniscient Narration
Omniscient Narration
The last of our Three Narrative Os, Omniscient Narration features a Narrator who is an all-knowing entity with an all-seeing perspective. In its purest form,… Read More »Omniscient Narration