POV is the thing that flummoxes writers the most. Should you write in first person, or third? Close third, limited, third, or omniscient. How do you show what’s happening when your character’s not looking? Should you show more than one POV?
A big part of the confusion is a misguided focus on which person you write from. But this has virtually nothing to do with POV and confuses writers more than it helps.
So in this episode I’m going to simplify POV for you and distill it into the 3 main things you need to focus on, so you can develop a strong point of view that gives your story unity, rhythm and resonance.
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Here’s what we’ll cover:
- What POV is and how to construct it
- How character desire shapes POV
- Significant history and how to weave it into the action
- How language shapes POV
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Episode 50: How Much Backstory Does Your Reader Really Need to Know