Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! It's a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, we're wrapping up our series of posts on how to write POV. The writer has a choice of four POVs and three Tenses: First PersonSecond PersonThird Person Limited (otherwise known as 'close')Third Person Omniscient (otherwise known … Continue reading How to Write Point of View, Part 11, Summary and Wrap-up

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! It's a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about how to write Point of View (POV), and how to choose your story's tense for best effect. The writer has a few options when it comes to choosing tense (which is … Continue reading How to Write Point of View, Part 10, Choosing Tense and POV

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! It's a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about how to write Point of View (POV), and how to use your chosen lens, when employing an unreliable narrator in your story. The First Person lens/POV choice has often been touted … Continue reading How to Write Point of View, Part 9, The Unreliable Narrator and POV

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about how to write Point of View (POV) and how to choose which POV to adopt. As you have seen, each POV choice comes with its pros and cons. Sometimes, the POV choice feels obvious. At other times, we … Continue reading How to Write Point of View, Part 8, Choosing Point of View

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about how to write Point of View (POV) and how to switch from one to another within the same story. As you have seen, each POV choice comes with its pros and cons. One of the biggest Cons can … Continue reading How to Write Point of View, Part 7, Switching Point of View