Point Of View

Point Of View

I've just finished reading some very good indie author books. Something I did notice in each book though is that the POV tended to vary between mostly the author's and sometimes a character's, but it fluctuated randomly. I don't think I would have even noticed this before I started writing and I loved each book anyway so I'm wondering. Would those books have been enhanced if I'd had more of the characters POV instead of the authors? Or would the magic of each book have been somehow lost. What POV do you use and how do you decide what's best?

Point Of View

POINT OF VIEW

My first book was written in first person POV. Chosen by luck really since it is written as a memoir.
I didn't have an understanding of POV but I got away with it. You can't go wrong writing as 'I'.

But writing in the first person has its drawbacks. You only ever get one persons POV, obviously. One persons thoughts and feelings. I wanted to introduce more characters and let them all have a chance to express themselves and to do it in different ways. I needed to learn about third person POV.

I discovered that if I was having trouble getting a scene to work and no matter how hard I tried it just wasn't right, then switching to another chacters POV helped. I was writing from the wrong POV.

Getting to grips with POV was essential before I wote anymore. The books I turned to were;





I love all of Marcy's books and this one is no exception. Excellent.