Comments on: Have You Nailed Point of View? http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/ Adventure, Mystery, Passion: Aspen Mountain Press eBook Publisher Thu, 17 May 2012 06:49:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Wayne Greenough http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-622 Wayne Greenough Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:25:21 +0000 http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-622 Point of view is no problem for my first person Thanet Blake. My other writing which isn't in first person is a problem for me. Your article has been a big help. Thank you. Point of view is no problem for my first person Thanet Blake. My other writing which isn’t in first person is a problem for me. Your article has been a big help. Thank you.

]]> By: Publisher http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-620 Publisher Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:35:26 +0000 http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-620 Seriously, point of view is one of the trickiest of lessons to master. A good practice is to write in 1st person, as if you are the one experiencing the scene and you allow yourself to only write what you see, hear, taste, touch and smell. All internalization, all interpretation can only be done by you and not on behalf of another character UNLESS you are assessing physical clues and cues other characters give. For instance, if your main character sees someone pacing, looking at their watch every few seconds, glancing up and down the street, it is possible your main character may interprete the other character's actions as being impatient or nervouse or other emotions based on the set-up you have laid for the scene. But at no time can you get inside that other character's head. Seriously, point of view is one of the trickiest of lessons to master. A good practice is to write in 1st person, as if you are the one experiencing the scene and you allow yourself to only write what you see, hear, taste, touch and smell. All internalization, all interpretation can only be done by you and not on behalf of another character UNLESS you are assessing physical clues and cues other characters give. For instance, if your main character sees someone pacing, looking at their watch every few seconds, glancing up and down the street, it is possible your main character may interprete the other character’s actions as being impatient or nervouse or other emotions based on the set-up you have laid for the scene. But at no time can you get inside that other character’s head.

]]> By: Wayne Greenough http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-617 Wayne Greenough Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:17:29 +0000 http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-617 Good article. Wayne Good article.

Wayne

]]> By: Wayne Greenough http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-616 Wayne Greenough Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:16:01 +0000 http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-616 I have to admit that sometimes point of view is a problem with me. I'm working at solving it. I have to admit that sometimes point of view is a problem with me. I’m working at solving it.

]]> By: Lisa http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-582 Lisa Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:08:03 +0000 http://aspenmountainpress.com/blog/2009/05/02/have-you-nailed-point-of-view/#comment-582 I loved the input on how to improve the tinkering I call writing. Some day, maybe ... well, some day. I loved the input on how to improve the tinkering I call writing. Some day, maybe … well, some day.

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