Someone asked if there was a thread for tips on and about writing point of view, there isn't one but now there is! :K I'll try my best to give some tips about POV and then you guys can share your opinions, give tips or discuss what POV you write in.
Okay, so their is mainly four points of view you can write in: First Person, Second Person, Third Person and changing to each character's point of view.
First Person: Basically having the main character speak and be the narrator during the entire story.
Second Person: This is possibly not the most popular POV. Instead of writing as though you are the character, you're writing as though the reader is meant to be the character, kinda like role play.
Third Person: Is basically a narration of the story; the story is being told without biased opinions. Apparently this is the most popular POV to write in since it seems easier to give all the characters' thoughts and emotions.
Changing points of view: On mibba, this style of writing is probably used the most; it is just changing from one character's thoughts and feelings to another. Although it may be just changing from one character to another, it can also change from First Person to Third Person; you might have a character say their thoughts then before changing to another character you can give a narration. This POV can be very effective if you use it wisely, just changing from character to character isn't very appealing. If you choose to write in this POV you can use it have more effect in flashbacks.
Ex: I ate the ice cream, but when it was all gone I felt bad. She thought to herself, but little did she know someone was there watching her.
I watched her eat the ice cream, after it was gone, she stared to look sad. The mysterious boy thought, watching her from a far.
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I tried my best, to read more about it visit this link.
Okay, now you can all give better tips and talk about what POV you like to write in. :D
Okay, so their is mainly four points of view you can write in: First Person, Second Person, Third Person and changing to each character's point of view.
First Person: Basically having the main character speak and be the narrator during the entire story.
Ex: I started eating the ice cream, but once it was gone I felt bad.
- Wikipedia:
- In a first person narrative, the narrator is a character in the story. This character takes actions, makes judgments and has opinions and biases.
Second Person: This is possibly not the most popular POV. Instead of writing as though you are the character, you're writing as though the reader is meant to be the character, kinda like role play.
Ex: You start eating the ice cream and once it's gone you feel sad.
- Wikipedia:
- Most stories written in second person are probably closer to first-person with "you" replacing "I".
Third Person: Is basically a narration of the story; the story is being told without biased opinions. Apparently this is the most popular POV to write in since it seems easier to give all the characters' thoughts and emotions.
Ex: She ate the ice cream, but after eating it she felt sad.
- Wikipedia:
- In third person limited the narrator is outside of the story and tells the story from only one character's view. The character's thoughts are revealed through the narrator. The reader learns the events of the narrative through the perceptions of the chosen character. Third person limited uses pronouns such as, he, she, they, their, herself, himself, themselves, etc.
Changing points of view: On mibba, this style of writing is probably used the most; it is just changing from one character's thoughts and feelings to another. Although it may be just changing from one character to another, it can also change from First Person to Third Person; you might have a character say their thoughts then before changing to another character you can give a narration. This POV can be very effective if you use it wisely, just changing from character to character isn't very appealing. If you choose to write in this POV you can use it have more effect in flashbacks.
Ex: I ate the ice cream, but when it was all gone I felt bad. She thought to herself, but little did she know someone was there watching her.
I watched her eat the ice cream, after it was gone, she stared to look sad. The mysterious boy thought, watching her from a far.
_
I tried my best, to read more about it visit this link.
Okay, now you can all give better tips and talk about what POV you like to write in. :D
January 24th, 2008 at 05:26am