tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post2677110530200951506..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: #WeWriteBooks, Post 11: Point of ViewStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75801895204497792542016-04-14T14:14:13.399-05:002016-04-14T14:14:13.399-05:00I will feed my cat... If i will get oneI will feed my cat... If i will get oneCorgi Writernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86736918788775599962016-04-14T13:27:44.676-05:002016-04-14T13:27:44.676-05:00Thanks for this post, Mrs. Williamson!
I'm cur...Thanks for this post, Mrs. Williamson!<br />I'm currently plotting/planning a novel that will most likely be written in first-person past tense. However, my MC is very self-critical, and I've read that it's difficult to show your narrating character's strengths in this POV. Still, I really love my MC's voice, so I'm still planning to use 1st person anyway. Do you have any advice? Thanks so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56825565283495337892016-04-14T11:57:28.942-05:002016-04-14T11:57:28.942-05:00(as of now) My story is 3rd person, limited, and p...(as of now) My story is 3rd person, limited, and past tense :). Savannah Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668452024211579085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-41778499495757022112016-04-13T22:06:01.506-05:002016-04-13T22:06:01.506-05:00I use 3rd person past tense omniscient, which is s...I use 3rd person past tense omniscient, which is strangely easy for me to write.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433886456986052001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14283677848370209342016-04-13T20:19:18.852-05:002016-04-13T20:19:18.852-05:003rd person limited perspective, past tense :)3rd person limited perspective, past tense :)Rosie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756806467175885197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24860913861916693062016-04-13T20:08:05.711-05:002016-04-13T20:08:05.711-05:00Thank you so much for your advice! That section of...Thank you so much for your advice! That section of the plot is a little way down the road, so I have time to think about what to do.Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46687081258002589732016-04-13T19:51:21.010-05:002016-04-13T19:51:21.010-05:00Thanks! :-)Thanks! :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24050226067066850382016-04-13T19:51:08.796-05:002016-04-13T19:51:08.796-05:00Sounds good, Anya. I'm so glad it was helpful!...Sounds good, Anya. I'm so glad it was helpful! :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4641786113199758962016-04-13T19:50:34.683-05:002016-04-13T19:50:34.683-05:00I hear you. Good plan. Multiple firsts is very cha...I hear you. Good plan. Multiple firsts is very challenging. Each voice must be recognizable to the reader or the reader will be lost too!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12662566582717443832016-04-13T19:49:16.011-05:002016-04-13T19:49:16.011-05:00A lot of it happens in the editing stage. When you...A lot of it happens in the editing stage. When you're to that stage, just keep tweaking things. For now, just get your rough draft written.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46379719478696390922016-04-13T19:47:54.276-05:002016-04-13T19:47:54.276-05:00Yep. Or the third person equivalent: He will drive...Yep. Or the third person equivalent: He will drive to the store and order a milkshake, but it will never arrive. He will get angry...<br /><br />Seems like there's a reason it's rare. LolJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87322020134383374472016-04-13T19:46:12.151-05:002016-04-13T19:46:12.151-05:00Nice! Sounds great.Nice! Sounds great.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-50746440892218949802016-04-13T19:45:29.972-05:002016-04-13T19:45:29.972-05:00Sounds fabulous! Very fun.Sounds fabulous! Very fun.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21060554181725828152016-04-13T19:44:35.929-05:002016-04-13T19:44:35.929-05:00I answered this last week. I'll paste it here ...I answered this last week. I'll paste it here as well: <br /><br />As to first person present... It can work. It worked for Hunger Games. It's jarring at first, but then the reader tends to forget about it if the story is engaging enough. A few years back, there were some editors and agents saying they didn't want to see any books written in first person present. But that was mostly due to the large number of people copycatting Hunger Games. I'd say, if you love it, write in it. But if you're not sure, try writing a chapter from first person past and third person. See which feels more natural and pick that one.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61209564070780606262016-04-13T19:42:08.203-05:002016-04-13T19:42:08.203-05:00Fun! It's good that you know which you like.Fun! It's good that you know which you like.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73656203238948550052016-04-13T19:41:24.232-05:002016-04-13T19:41:24.232-05:00Hooray!!Hooray!!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-3392992619507985492016-04-13T19:28:58.401-05:002016-04-13T19:28:58.401-05:00That's a great point, Ellie. I've written ...That's a great point, Ellie. I've written lots of POVs to help me figure out what's going on that never made it into the story.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26253793531787607992016-04-13T19:27:42.351-05:002016-04-13T19:27:42.351-05:00That's up to you. And--if you were to sell the...That's up to you. And--if you were to sell the book to a publisher--up to them. Some editors would advise you to skip those chapters and just show the effect of them. You could always write a novella that shows that side adventure. But if you want them in the story, putting them in third person would work. This could be something to ask your beta readers later on. Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-52025205281047713052016-04-13T19:24:45.557-05:002016-04-13T19:24:45.557-05:00Nice plan!Nice plan!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-68470588926921321962016-04-13T18:23:58.109-05:002016-04-13T18:23:58.109-05:00Probably like,
I will walk up the stairs. I will ...Probably like, <br />I will walk up the stairs. I will feed my cat.<br />Maybe like that? Giannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-57865843126915426132016-04-13T18:21:19.950-05:002016-04-13T18:21:19.950-05:00I usually use the 3rd person, but occasionally use...I usually use the 3rd person, but occasionally use the 1st person. Well, thanks a ton!! I love your writing!Giannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71355765669854779202016-04-13T18:15:17.527-05:002016-04-13T18:15:17.527-05:00I think I'm going to do first person limited i...I think I'm going to do first person limited in the present tense. Your post was amazing as usual and it really helped me with my story. Thank you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277366727812598549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8860370400606176162016-04-13T17:19:52.302-05:002016-04-13T17:19:52.302-05:00That's so cool, I loved Snicket's narratio... That's so cool, I loved Snicket's narration style, but have yet to try it myself :)Abinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-40050704129937163742016-04-13T16:26:59.955-05:002016-04-13T16:26:59.955-05:00The current story i'm working on is third pers...The current story i'm working on is third person. It's also a combination of deep and limited, so I'll need to fix that. One of my other WIPs is first person, but I like third the best. I think that switching character perspectives is easier in third because first person voices get mixed up in my head and I forget which character is narrating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652485434796760077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87686415149238279802016-04-13T16:19:16.583-05:002016-04-13T16:19:16.583-05:00Thanks, Lily! I was inspired by a kind of Lemony S...Thanks, Lily! I was inspired by a kind of Lemony Sniket kind of narration so that might be it? Good luck to you too! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179790071237632706noreply@blogger.com