tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post5187023240946326800..comments2023-04-17T20:56:48.521-07:00Comments on Komal Mansoor Writer: BE MY GUEST: How to choose a Point-of-View for your novel: Bonnie TrachtenbergUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-37264634041612562732011-09-21T04:24:58.940-07:002011-09-21T04:24:58.940-07:00Thanks Mike for your insight on this topic. I agre...Thanks Mike for your insight on this topic. I agree it is important to develop "comfort level" and your own "voice" while developing characters. Thanks again for your feedback.Komal Mansoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119355188421046815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-43156354163541518482011-09-16T22:11:56.745-07:002011-09-16T22:11:56.745-07:00A familiar situation, deciding the POV. Like Bonn...A familiar situation, deciding the POV. Like Bonnie I chose first person in my first book, Willowtree, since much was based on my own experiences. It was in past voice, and I often strayed into the present, which meant a lot of editing. I am beginning my second book and it also is first person, though I thought long and hard about using the third person. I think I am simply more comfortable writing in the first person for my conversational style. Thanks for the helpful guidance and observations in this article and comments.<br />Mike BoveMike Bovehttp://www.mikebove.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-87058272753056436112011-09-14T09:20:52.370-07:002011-09-14T09:20:52.370-07:00Thank you so much everyone for sharing your experi...Thank you so much everyone for sharing your experiences and enlightening me with different approach to POVs. I totally agree with Beverly..she has given excellent advice for starting a novel. What I understand is, "do what best suits your story". <br /><br />Any more comments are welcome!:)Komal Mansoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119355188421046815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-15868237583896462422011-09-14T07:28:02.742-07:002011-09-14T07:28:02.742-07:00My first novel, Escaping Innocence, was written in...My first novel, Escaping Innocence, was written in first person, past tense, omniscient. It began as a coming-of-age memoir, but quickly morphed into a novel. My second novel, As The Twig Is Bent, a mystery thriller, was told in third person, past tense, omniscient. However, its sequel, Opening Day, features both first person, limited view and third person limited view. Each POV was presented in present tense, which I felt added a sense of immediacy. The latter POV enabled the reader to more closely identify with the individual characters (who happened to be potential victims), thereby engendering a sense of investment in their ultimate fate.<br />Currently, I am working on a third Matt Davis Mystery, Twice Bitten, which again uses first person and third person, limited, but is only in past tense. We'll see how it goes...lol.Joe Perrone Jr.http://www.joeperronejr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-21346094076728973652011-09-13T10:40:24.507-07:002011-09-13T10:40:24.507-07:00I have written a work autobiography which of cours...I have written a work autobiography which of course is in the first person, and I am currently working on a Fiction novel which will be third person. I like the third person writing better, it does give you more range with characters and events.Peter Hobbshttp://bookblogs.ning.com/profile/PeterHobbsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-64498929443378513902011-09-13T07:53:42.666-07:002011-09-13T07:53:42.666-07:00If you're struggling to start, and to decide t...If you're struggling to start, and to decide the best fit, write a short section (300-400 words) in both first and third person. See which POV choice is not necessarily more comfortable, but <em>best serves the story you're trying to tell.</em> Write another few pivotal scenes, if you're not sure.Beverly Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392288953821757887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-76840680518340497232011-09-13T04:55:47.564-07:002011-09-13T04:55:47.564-07:00Great post, very interesting. I like to read stori...Great post, very interesting. I like to read stories with multiple points of view and shades of gray.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ManOfLaBook.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ManOfLaBook.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-75384550131556099552011-09-13T00:42:01.584-07:002011-09-13T00:42:01.584-07:00Good article. My soon-to-be published novel, Tell ...Good article. My soon-to-be published novel, Tell A Thousand Lies, is in first person, but it is not Chick Lit. In fact I started the book in third person, wrote 60,000 words of it, then decided it just wasn't working. And the book isn't based on personal experiences,either (I never was a naive teen, anointed Goddess by a manipulative politician). :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890845277371044884.post-49816168064422394802011-09-12T19:00:42.453-07:002011-09-12T19:00:42.453-07:00What a great post about point of view. I agree- di...What a great post about point of view. I agree- different stories call for a different point of view. I found myself nodding along with the post!<br /><br />~Jess<br />www.jessicahaight.comDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.com