Continuing on our “Hero’s Journey” today we’re going to talk about Point of View. Why is point of view important, and how does it effectively help or harm our work? Today I’m going to talk about “why” and tomorrow I’ll go into “how” of POV. First, for any newbies, WELCOME to MyBookTherapy! Glad to have you. Join Voices and hang out on the forums for interactive writing help. Second, the acronym POV stands for Point of View. Point of View – what is it? It’s the view or perspective of the protagonist or secondary characters. Perhaps the story view of the hero or the heroine. There are several types of point of view writing. Limited Third Person, Omniscient, Narrative, First Person, even Second Person. Now, some of this goes to […]
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Handling Back story Paul’s way
This week we’re going to be talking about back story. What is back story, you ask? It’s the history of your characters. Past events, family, career, friendships, you name it. Anything that happened before “today.” One problem writers face, especially new writers, is weaving in back story so the reader and story is not overwhelmed. Back story, as you will learn this week, slows down the action. It jerks the reader from “now” and lures them to the past where they most likely forget the “current action.” The same is true for real life back story. We need to learn how to deal with our past, our history. Paul writes to the Philippians in chapter 3 verses 13 – 14 “… but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind […]
Read the RestI can do all things through Christ
The commercial is right, “life comes at you fast.” And we can’t always control what comes our way. We have two choices when we find ourselves between a rock and hard place. Cut and run, or face it head on. When I was fresh out of Ohio State and hired on for my dream job – it involved traveling – life was grand. Three months into my training, a horrible awful thing happened. I was hit with fear. Really bad fear, anxiety, panic, you name it. Now this was back in, well, another decade, and things like this weren’t classified as they are now. I sort of understood how and why it was happening, but had no clue how to get rid of it. Except Jesus. One of the side […]
Read the RestChoosing the Point of View Character
I hope everyone is enjoying this weeks discussion on Scenes and Sequels. Part of a great scene is seeing the action, and hearing the dialog through the point of view character. When you’re getting ready to write a scene, it’s important to consider from whose eyes and ears are we looking and listening. Of course, if you’re writing in first person with a single character view, the decision is made for you. But, if your story has multiple points of view, pause to consider which character will tell the scene best. Choose the character that has the most to lose. Here’s an example. In Love Starts With Elle, the book I just finished for Thomas Nelson, I’d written a scene from Elle’s point of view because from the beginning of […]
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