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Think of your POV character as your camera. He/She walks through the story giving you a personal glimpse of what’s happening. If your POV character can’t see it, you can’t describe it for your readers. If he can’t hear it, you can’t let your readers hear it. If your POV character doesn’t know it, you can’t tell it. You are bound to your POV character.
Character can’t see it
Suzy stood staring straight ahead. Her ex stood behind her, his arms crossed over his chest, his blue eyes scowling.
- Problem Unless she has a mirror in front of her, she can’t see her ex standing behind her. She wouldn’t know his arms were crossed and he was scowling.
- Fix Use other senses. She can smell him, she can hear him, and she can imagine what he is doing.
Character can’t hear it
Suzy walked down the dark hall. Several…
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Thanks, Chris, for sharing this helpful post. I also made a comment on the original post. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Excellent post!
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POV issues are probably 50% of what is discussed at many of my critique groups (no,not all mine, whew!). It’s a problem with third person but less so with first person.
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I find POV interesting. I know no one has the same POV as I do, they keep telling me how wrong I am. 🙂 But POV can be tricky, I keep trying to give others my POV and they don’t seem to want to see things my way for some strange reason. 🙂 Hugs
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😄😄😄🤗
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