tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post7622862405726064470..comments2024-02-16T04:51:34.314-06:00Comments on Marsha's Musings: My POVMarsha Sigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post-49832392865006736372011-04-11T09:55:07.064-05:002011-04-11T09:55:07.064-05:00I struggled with this a lot in my current story. I...I struggled with this a lot in my current story. I really wanted to write in first person, but I realized that the parts that I enjoyed writing most and that came out sounding the best were the parts I tried in third, and I had to let go of that dream. I mostly wanted to do it because there aren't many first-person fantasy books out there. Now I understand why. I might even have to delve into alternating viewpoints just to convey the scope of events. This project is spiraling out of control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post-28965350365128074022011-04-05T21:54:46.890-05:002011-04-05T21:54:46.890-05:00saw your answer to Tana's Friday post about ge...saw your answer to Tana's Friday post about genre and just had to let you know-- I'd read that book, haha. All of my favorite TV shows rolled into one? Yes, please. Best of luck!Laura Miller Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219526195841044152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post-52184755927366310152011-04-05T20:18:28.411-05:002011-04-05T20:18:28.411-05:00It's also amazing to me how quickly a writer c...It's also amazing to me how quickly a writer can make a sympathetic character unsympathetic and vice versa. I see it on TV shows I watch...it really bugs me when I stop siding with a character I've previously sided with, all because the writer took a wrong turn.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post-24784271375983253162011-04-05T10:03:51.529-05:002011-04-05T10:03:51.529-05:00Don't forget the tenses!
Let's see:
Book...Don't forget the tenses!<br /><br />Let's see: <br />Book 1: Alternating female 3rd person objective <br />Book 2: Male 3rd person<br />Book 3: Female 1st person present<br /><br />However the book comes to me, I write it.Claire Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354840714847021685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post-81643120896627789382011-04-04T21:08:29.259-05:002011-04-04T21:08:29.259-05:00I'm first person, present tense. I've had ...I'm first person, present tense. I've had many a crit partner try and talk me out of this foolishness so I left them. ;) Really I don't think there is another way.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post-14965999614845724692011-04-04T16:29:33.431-05:002011-04-04T16:29:33.431-05:00I like to experiment with points of view, although...I like to experiment with points of view, although for my serious projects it's generally third person. :) There are SO many types though, aren't there? Yet all of them can make an amazing story. I once read one in second person and loved it! How weird, right?Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post-87133426026889820122011-04-04T15:12:36.485-05:002011-04-04T15:12:36.485-05:00My current WIP is told in first-person/female, and...My current WIP is told in first-person/female, and she's slightly unreliable. I never even considered writing this story from third person, though that's how I usually prefer to write. <br /><br />And, yeah, I'm curious what movie that was too.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035303649437804445.post-68134967566279824662011-04-04T15:00:06.278-05:002011-04-04T15:00:06.278-05:00Okay, now I'm curious to know what movie you g...Okay, now I'm curious to know what movie you guys were watching that would make your husband possibly turn into a little girl! LOL<br /><br />I write in third person and use multiple POVs to tell the story, so I get to play around in a few different characters' heads. I actually think I'm slightly better at writing from a man's POV. My own female neurosis tends to slip into my female characters, turning them into annoying, whiny little b*tches.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.com