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Get rid of the 1POV rule « Result #2 on Oct 10, 2009, 3:02pm »
Many writers are told to stick to one POV (point of view) in each chapter or paragraph or section, never to stray from rendering a story from that viewpoint lest the poor reader be jostled into confusion.
Well, it's time to get over that idea.
I don't want to say that every story has to have multiple POVs in the same chapter or paragraph. Not all stories need to. But some do, and to be saddled by a rule that is not even steadfast is doing yourself and your writing a disservice.
First and foremost, writing should tell a good story. If two heads are needed to view that story, then don't make a big deal out of it. Be sure your POV changes are clear, and tell the story.
I prefer to remain in a viewpoint when I read. It makes me feel for the character. Currently, I'm reading Hardy Boys mysteries to my son, and since there are two Hardy Boys, the POV is almost always from both their heads in each chapter, and at least once from within the same paragraph. I didn't care for that paragraph change, but have not minded any of the other shifts in POV.
Does the story suffer? Maybe, but not much. I think I'd be able to remember which Hardy boy was younger and which was the blond, and so on, easier if the POV didn't shift, but just as in many romance novels where the author wants to tell about what each of the lovers is thinking at the same time, so must the Hardys sometimes headhop just a little bit onto the pages.
When done skilfully, it doesn't hurt at all.
Many writers who stick to one POV still manage to hurt the reader's sensibilities, so let's not make our preferences into the rules for everyone. Enjoy the story if you can and if not, find something else to read.
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Who is Nathan Brewster? « Result #4 on Aug 10, 2008, 10:19am »
Nathan Brewster is a reporter working for a newspaper in Hawaii. Just a small tabloid, really. Nothing like the big mainstream paper in Indianapolis where he worked previously. But it makes him happy. Small things in life make Nathan happy these days. Why is that?
Nathan was born with a unique prescience. Not strong enough to be called paranormal or weak enough to classify as intuition. Something in between, an extraordinary normalness--extranormal.
When some kind of trouble is coming Nathan's way, his ears begin to ring. Sometimes it's a chirp. Other times a scream. Could be one high note in the back of his consciousness. Might be a roller-coaster version, slamming side to side and front to back, sucking reality into vacuum and spewing it out. Most times it's tolerable; rarely it's not.
The bad thing about this gift is that it never specifies. The bad thing that's about to happen could be a broken shoelace or it could be some long-forgotten renegade trickster god has escaped his punishment and come to the world of flesh to take revenge on the descendants of those who entrapped him.
Nathan has a few friends in Waikiki, which is on the island county of Oahu, for the uninitiated.
Jael Duncan is his "like" interest and his coworker and the daughter of his boss, John Duncan. A potent combination, to be sure.
Nixon Palolo is his neighbor, sharing the other half of the duplex they rent. Nixon plays ukulele and sings in the island's pre-eminent band Kam's Krew, named after a most famous island chief, Kamehameha.
Others cross paths with the extranormal reporter, both friend and foe, but those are the main ones. For now.
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How to behave in here « Result #5 on Mar 30, 2008, 9:11am »
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