tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652695621025895816.post9127247788489968777..comments2023-02-19T01:27:22.241-08:00Comments on The Writer's Bump: Point of ViewPatti Strublehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13081918111862695306noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652695621025895816.post-75501669082123645192010-08-25T18:26:41.155-07:002010-08-25T18:26:41.155-07:00Good point Pat. The voice has to match the voice. ...Good point Pat. The voice has to match the voice. The characters and their stories do more to determine the POV than anything else.<br />Thanks,<br />PattiPatti Strublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13081918111862695306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652695621025895816.post-38549316127887575062010-08-25T10:36:38.405-07:002010-08-25T10:36:38.405-07:00I used first person for one main character and thi...I used first person for one main character and third person for the other in my two mysteries.<br /><br />With my current project, that approach didn't work nearly as well. I'm revising so the whole novel is third person, but with different chapters for different characters' POV. <br /><br />I guess it depends on the book. What works for one, may not work so well for another.<br /><br /><a href="http://patriciastoltey.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Patricia</a>Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652695621025895816.post-83973123935461683282010-08-24T16:00:38.781-07:002010-08-24T16:00:38.781-07:00I am tripping the view phantasmagorical, I guess. ...I am tripping the view phantasmagorical, I guess. We'll see what turns up.Patti Strublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13081918111862695306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652695621025895816.post-45829577298611442010-08-24T08:33:39.951-07:002010-08-24T08:33:39.951-07:00I'll go with 3rd person ... but changing the P...I'll go with 3rd person ... but changing the POV character from time to to time, though I've a couple drafts that are only one character's viewpoint.<br /><br />I did try 1st person in one. Liked 3rd person better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.com