by Pat Marcello | Jan 15, 2011 | Writing
Image via Wikipedia Voice is a rather nebulous facet of the writing endeavor. How do you explain “voice”? Well… Here are some of its characteristics: voice is individual voice can be formal or informal voice is often referred to as “tone”...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 14, 2011 | Writing
You have a story in mind. Where did it come from? The character or the situation? If the story came from developing your character first, then it might be easy to decide which character(s) will carry the viewpoint — that’s the angle from which all action...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 13, 2011 | Writing
Does the idea of viewpoint or point of view (POV) confuse you? Not to worry! It confuses lots of new writers, and I can remember way back 21 years ago when it kind of confused me, too. When you’re reading a novel, think about who is telling you what’s...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 12, 2011 | Writing
I love figuring out where my point of view (POV) or viewpoint should be when I’m writing fiction. Who narrates the action? Is it my main character? Or is it a third-person omniscient narrator? How is my story best told? So, how do I figure that out? I write a...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 11, 2011 | Writing
What’s “point of view” (POV)? It’s the angle from which your story is seen, and it can be single, coming from a single character, or you can have an omniscient third-person narrator that sees and hears all. There is a second-person POV, but...
