tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post1140157963710807377..comments2024-03-17T07:41:20.020-07:00Comments on Jacqueline Seewald: Point of View: Finding Your VoiceJacqueline Seewaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-204426414854939402019-06-10T04:29:39.204-07:002019-06-10T04:29:39.204-07:00We are really grateful for your blog post. You wil...We are really grateful for your blog post. You will find a lot of approaches after visiting your post. I was exactly searching for. Thanks for such post and please keep it up. Great work. <a href="https://www.snupps.com/voice_over" rel="nofollow">voice over</a> Samiullahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15242594581825473355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-39107086484763779512018-03-16T05:46:28.042-07:002018-03-16T05:46:28.042-07:00Shannon,
I think you have to live with your chara...Shannon,<br /><br />I think you have to live with your characters in your head for a while before you start to write anything. Then their voices naturally come to you.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-68325325861652758662018-03-16T05:45:08.809-07:002018-03-16T05:45:08.809-07:00Sharon,
We writers can learn a lot from reading a...Sharon,<br /><br />We writers can learn a lot from reading and analyzing the writing of other published successful authors.<br />I used that technique in THE THIRD EYE: A PINE BARRENS MYSTERY. The main POV is a teenage boy, 1st person POV alternating chapters with his mother, 3rd person POV.<br />The book was written in partnership with my older son.<br />It worked well.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-54173873743411476512018-03-15T15:11:04.777-07:002018-03-15T15:11:04.777-07:00Voice is one of those things that can be hard. Lik...Voice is one of those things that can be hard. Like someone said above, it can't really be taught the way other things can.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-81898209369830459012018-03-15T08:03:02.437-07:002018-03-15T08:03:02.437-07:00Writing in first person was hard for me at first, ...Writing in first person was hard for me at first, because of information I wanted to provide the reader without the primary p.o.v. character knowing. Then I looked closely at how James Patterson did that. He writes in first person in scenes where the p.o.v. character is present. Then he writes in third person in scenes away from the p.o.v. character. Check it out in ALONG CAME A SPIDER and KISS THE GIRLS, etc.Sharon Ervinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034672245013019017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-91527514338199621822018-03-15T07:42:48.429-07:002018-03-15T07:42:48.429-07:00A unique character voice goes far in creating read...A unique character voice goes far in creating reader connection.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-47116876352484371112018-03-15T05:42:38.473-07:002018-03-15T05:42:38.473-07:00POV and Voice are sometimes hard to explain and de...POV and Voice are sometimes hard to explain and define...Great info, Jacquie!<br /><br />Sorry I'm late commenting but wishing you the best of luck and God's blessings<br />PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-15574997488250862432018-03-15T04:04:34.440-07:002018-03-15T04:04:34.440-07:00I like your reasoning. POV does vary with the type...I like your reasoning. POV does vary with the type of story presented and should do so.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-14650641560801885352018-03-15T04:03:08.687-07:002018-03-15T04:03:08.687-07:00Preferences may change again. The 18th century ear...Preferences may change again. The 18th century early novel forms were highly experimental. We may see such times again.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-41684858902490520102018-03-14T18:23:21.680-07:002018-03-14T18:23:21.680-07:00My P.J. Benson Mysteries are written in first pers...My P.J. Benson Mysteries are written in first person which, of course, limits what the protagonist (narrator) knows. I liked using first person because I felt it allowed the reader to understand P.J. and feel her confusion and fear, but it definitely limited the information I could convey to the reader. A Killer Past and Echoes of Terror use third person pov, which allowed me to create scenes (and present information) away from my protagonists. That allowed me to develop a "bigger" story. As you said, the choice depends on the needs of the story.Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714052867941990380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-88476061646258242892018-03-14T18:22:59.348-07:002018-03-14T18:22:59.348-07:00Good stuff, Jacqueline. And I find it interesting ...Good stuff, Jacqueline. And I find it interesting that omniscient pov is looked down on today. I'm not sure why it fell out of favor, but it has. Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-34291997901821232462018-03-14T12:04:17.193-07:002018-03-14T12:04:17.193-07:00Sharon,
I like your approach to POV. You invest i...Sharon,<br /><br />I like your approach to POV. You invest in your characters.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-84134158243640650492018-03-14T10:13:45.659-07:002018-03-14T10:13:45.659-07:00Many successful authors write as if they are spect...Many successful authors write as if they are spectators at a sporting event, narrating activity on a field. I don't read those much. I prefer an author who reports action as a participant, experiencing the successes and head thumps personally. To change POV, a writer has to shift into another "participant's" head. Thinking of POV like that helps me remember not to head hop willy-nilly.Sharon Ervinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034672245013019017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-4469352955132775042018-03-14T08:11:26.239-07:002018-03-14T08:11:26.239-07:00Alice,
You are the best editor I've worked wi...Alice,<br /><br />You are the best editor I've worked with. I hope writers reading your advice take it to heart--I know I do.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-51355224911352312942018-03-14T08:09:59.476-07:002018-03-14T08:09:59.476-07:00Creating a unique voice for characters isn't e...Creating a unique voice for characters isn't easy, but it makes for a memorable book or story.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-23345780377309479152018-03-14T08:08:43.674-07:002018-03-14T08:08:43.674-07:00Robert,
You've explained it beautifully. As w...Robert,<br /><br />You've explained it beautifully. As writers, we must avoid the head-hopping syndrome. Mysteries tend to be guilty of this. The attempt to portray numerous suspects sometimes leads to a shallow presentation.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-80391535163640242732018-03-14T07:58:59.160-07:002018-03-14T07:58:59.160-07:00Good overview. One notion writers learning the cr...Good overview. One notion writers learning the craft of fiction must absorb is that the reader's response to head-hopping is escape. Getting the reader to connect to your important character is crucial, and that is facilitated by a POV that reveals the emotions and thinking of said character. Otherwise, the telling is clinical and without impact. Call me Ishmael.R.R. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762680431062591322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-47128456842886172402018-03-14T07:58:24.589-07:002018-03-14T07:58:24.589-07:00I once heard an editor say, you can teach everythi...I once heard an editor say, you can teach everything except voice. Editors are always looking for a voice that captures the reader, something with a distinct personality. Good discussion, Jacquie. Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-64395416409148708382018-03-14T07:25:36.349-07:002018-03-14T07:25:36.349-07:00It took me a while to figure out what editors were...It took me a while to figure out what editors were saying when they said a book was "head-hopping." Nowadays, I tell the authors whose books I edit to think of their POV character as having microphones for ears, cameras for eyes, and the POV character can't report on anything s/he can't see or hear. Lately I've been writing in the first person. Makes things easier :-)Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-45333430728005150672018-03-14T05:54:48.517-07:002018-03-14T05:54:48.517-07:00Maddy,
That is a problem for readers. One way to ...Maddy,<br /><br />That is a problem for readers. One way to solve this is by doing short chapters and changing point of view via alternating characters. Less confusion for readers.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-66538939295861512522018-03-14T04:55:32.500-07:002018-03-14T04:55:32.500-07:00Following a recent rejection, the editor pointed o...Following a recent rejection, the editor pointed out [helpfully] how my POV bled from one character into another character. Now I'm eagle-eyed following the blood trail ...Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.com