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TPSMPOV: Editor's Notes #134 November 30, 2012 |
Hello, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's as well as your own. --Henry Ford In this issue: 1. TPSMPOV 2. Tickled my funnybone 3. Interesting Web site ========== 1. TPSMPOV Sometimes naming a point of view is just impossibly wordy. I have to admit that deciding on a subject line for this issue almost turned me gray. TPSMPOV stands for Third Person Selective Multiple Point of View. Now that the name is out of the way, let's get on with fleshing it out. TPSMPOV, like any third person POV, tells the story with the pronouns he, and she rather than I and you. What makes TPSMPOV special is that more than one person's inner life is revealed, but not everyone's inner life is open to inspection. The writer carefully selects which characters share inner thoughts. Murder mysteries lend themselves to this POV. The reader has access to the thoughts of both the criminal and the detective. Epistalatory voice can also use TPSMPOV. In this case, diaries, letters, and news reports tell the story from a variety of POVs. Strengths of Third Person Selective Multiple Point of View
Weaknesses of Third Person Selective Multiple Point of View
Examples of Third Person Selective Multiple Point of View
POV shifts are best made at natural breaks such as at a new chapter. If you must switch the POV within a chapter, signal the shift by a double space, a graphic such as *****, or by a graphic change like a different font or a specific heading that tells the reader about the shift. =========== 2.Tickled my funnybone Abdicate, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. =========== 3. Interesting Web site Inspirational quotes can do more than inspire. Sometimes they will kickstart your writing. http://www.inspirational-quotes-and-quotations.com/ =========== Join Writer's Helper Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WritersHelperEditor Follow me on Twitter @AudreytheEditor =========== If you know a writer who would appreciate receiving Editor's Notes, forward this issue. If someone has passed this on to you, you can get your own free subscription by signing up at https://www.writershelper.com/newsletter.html |
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