tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post1122739210322680819..comments2024-03-10T01:10:10.966-08:00Comments on Diana Wilder ...about myself, by myself...: What's Your Point of View?Diana Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post-25143249745349153002012-04-22T17:04:41.163-07:002012-04-22T17:04:41.163-07:00I tend to focus on a specific character in a scene...I tend to focus on a specific character in a scene - unless it's a highly-charged scene with things happening quickly and I want to highlight the conflict. That can be exhausting to a reader (it is to me, at least) if it's done too often. Since posting this I was advised that 'third person omiscient' can be like the old-timey voice 'And now, Dear Reader, you can see that Jane Eyre is really in a pickle...' Hm. It's a good thing that's passe'. Third person close it is - you can be pretty flexible with it. <br /><br />Which is your favorite?Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post-42612120009656867182012-04-21T13:25:50.230-07:002012-04-21T13:25:50.230-07:00I like third person close--you know everything the...I like third person close--you know everything the character knows, but still refer to them by name--and you know nothing else--like Harry Potter. I do have a couple books in first person though--it is popular in YA and DOES help the reader feel closer to the character. I'm not a fan of omniscient, but I don't mind changing PoV by scene (Stephen King does this a lot)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.com