tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4044725187955623615..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: 5 Tips For Avoiding POV SpeedbumpsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-34559611537205037872015-05-09T19:59:37.533-06:002015-05-09T19:59:37.533-06:00I like these ideas. The characters actions would b...I like these ideas. The characters actions would be less predictable and more suspenseful for sure. Thanks for the post.Michelle Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070440041078195958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67837508155479533362015-05-09T11:58:28.884-06:002015-05-09T11:58:28.884-06:00Great pointers, Diana. In my novel, I used eavesdr...Great pointers, Diana. In my novel, I used eavesdropping to deal with a POV dilemma. My novel switches back and forth from the POV of the female protagonist to the male antagonist. I did have the option to just deliver the information from her POV, but I'd already been in her head for a chapter and it was time to get back to him. Eavesdropping not only allowed me to maintain the book's he-said/she-said structure, but also created another emotional layer in the relationship: because now he knew something about her that she didn't know he knew. Very cool. Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051728774050516027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-88334759464746752012015-05-07T15:29:36.719-06:002015-05-07T15:29:36.719-06:00I SO agree with your "if there's only one...I SO agree with your "if there's only one time you hop into that other POV, find a better way." I find it totally annoying and spend more time thinking about why the author couldn't have been more creative than about the book. I like to approach things in the "mystery" fashion.The reader can't know something until the detective does. Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4778290784210973762015-05-07T09:23:58.877-06:002015-05-07T09:23:58.877-06:00POV can be tricky, Diana ... especially if you hav...POV can be tricky, Diana ... especially if you have as many voices vying for attention in your head as I do .... SHEEESH ... BE QUIET ... all of you ... I'm trying to write this comment ... Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-85190215186804048622015-05-07T09:00:42.781-06:002015-05-07T09:00:42.781-06:00Thank you for these ideas! I will keep them in min...Thank you for these ideas! I will keep them in mind as I create my new story.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40338790703129513892015-05-07T06:23:49.656-06:002015-05-07T06:23:49.656-06:00Lots of good ideas here, Diana. I typically use mu...Lots of good ideas here, Diana. I typically use multiple POVs, but some of the techniques you mention would work well in my stories...as well as reduce my need for POV changes.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.com