In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert do a lightning round, answering questions from the story works writer’s Facebook group about POV and Narrative.
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How do you keep readers from skipping point of view chapters? What if you have to cut a point of view out of your story? And how do you switch from your narrator to your character’s point of view? This week we take some time to answer some questions that have popped up in our Facebook group. If you have a question, make sure to join us there and ask away!
What we talked about:
How do you keep readers from skipping point of view chapters or characters? (1:05)
What if you have to cut a point of view? How do you take a point of view out of a story? (10:50)
How do you switch from your narrator to your characters point of view? (17:00)
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Things we mentioned:
Past Tense by Lee Child
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Want more about these topics? Check out:
SWRT 26: Introduction to Point of View
SWRT 27: First Person Point of View
SWRT 28: Third Person Point of View
SWRT 048 Misunderstood Storycraft Rules
SWRT 058 Narrative Drive
SWRT 059 Everything You Want to Know about Show Don’t Tell part one
SWRT 060 Everything You Want To Know about Show Don’t Tell part two
SWRT 094 Multiple Points of View, Pros, Cons
SWRT 104 Guiding Your Reader with Narrative
SWRT 147 Narrative