First person POV gives your readers the chance for a deeper insight into the narrating character’s personality. It provides an emotional connection, but it can also…
Everyone who’s ever played a childhood game of telephone knows that a story is only as good as the person telling it. Books function similarly. The…
Five Tips to Help Track It Down Whether you’re an aspiring author or you’re already published, you may relate to hearing the irritatingly vague suggestion from…
Many books are written from two or more points of view. When trying to decide if it’s right for your novel, be sure you consider these…
Last week, I shared some tips from a panel I recently moderated focused on pacing your novel. This week, I want to share thoughts from another…
Sometimes perspective and point of view (POV) are used interchangeably, but they shouldn’t be. They are different. Point of view refers to who is telling the…
There are too many voices in your head, and they all have something to contribute to your story. We’ve all been there. Sometimes it’s a matter…
I almost always prefer books told from a single point of view. As my Goodreads review history will reveal, I consider point-of-view shifts one of the…
So. You are not a man, but you have male characters trying to tell a story in your head. How do you translate that to the…
I recently opened up an old project and found myself writing new scenes from the story’s distant past. When I drafted a new first chapter that…