POV Writing - 02/04/12 02:10 PM
I'm currently working on a long story entirely from Lois's POV. I know others have done this in the past to great success <<Cough, Cough, AntiKryptonite, for one, Cough>>. Most of my stories (the longer ones) bounce back and forth between Lois and Clark's POV (Point of View) and sometimes include other's (Martha's, Jonathan's, Jimmy's, Perry's).
Sometimes I find it hard to not let things seep into her knowledge bank without her finding them out on her own. Then I have to go back and say, 'no, she doesn't know that yet.' And then have to go back and fix things. It can be very frustrating.
Who's POV do you prefer to write? Why? Does it depend on the story? Do you find it harder or easier to keep your POV character in character when writing from one person's POV for an entire story? Are there other potholes I should be on the look-out for when writing a story entirely from one person's POV?
I'm finding it difficult to stay in Lois's character the longer I'm trying to stay in her head. Any advice on remembering to do this?
Usually I try to keep to one POV within each scene, because otherwise it can get confusing to the reader. (Although I do know of one emotionally charged scene where I couldn't figure out how to break it into two scenes without it jarring the reader. So, it evolved from Lois's POV to ending in Clark's, but since I didn't receive any negative FDK on it I'm assuming the transition was seamless enough that I got away with it ).
Do you have trouble keeping to one POV within a scene?
Sometimes, I have written the same scene - first in Lois's POV and then followed (repeated) it with Clark's, just not to have both POV's in the same 'scene'. As a reader, do you like this? Or hate it?
(If you like this, may I recommend the old Kevin Bacon romantic comedy "He said, She said" which is all about POV? )
What are your thoughts or rules for POV writing?
Sometimes I find it hard to not let things seep into her knowledge bank without her finding them out on her own. Then I have to go back and say, 'no, she doesn't know that yet.' And then have to go back and fix things. It can be very frustrating.
Who's POV do you prefer to write? Why? Does it depend on the story? Do you find it harder or easier to keep your POV character in character when writing from one person's POV for an entire story? Are there other potholes I should be on the look-out for when writing a story entirely from one person's POV?
I'm finding it difficult to stay in Lois's character the longer I'm trying to stay in her head. Any advice on remembering to do this?
Usually I try to keep to one POV within each scene, because otherwise it can get confusing to the reader. (Although I do know of one emotionally charged scene where I couldn't figure out how to break it into two scenes without it jarring the reader. So, it evolved from Lois's POV to ending in Clark's, but since I didn't receive any negative FDK on it I'm assuming the transition was seamless enough that I got away with it ).
Do you have trouble keeping to one POV within a scene?
Sometimes, I have written the same scene - first in Lois's POV and then followed (repeated) it with Clark's, just not to have both POV's in the same 'scene'. As a reader, do you like this? Or hate it?
(If you like this, may I recommend the old Kevin Bacon romantic comedy "He said, She said" which is all about POV? )
What are your thoughts or rules for POV writing?