Plot Blueprint

Point of View Basics

Episode Summary

Point of view(also called "viewpoint") is the vehicle that drives the audience through the story. In most modern fiction, the POV is usually a character, either first-person (I) or third person (he/she/they/it). This is the person who narrates the story-- we see the scene through the POV character's eyes, hear through the ears, and so on. There's also a common variation, the "omniscient narrator" who isn't a character in the story, but more an authorlike personage who knows all. Confused? Well, listen in as we discuss the basics of POV, that essential writing element that brings the story to life for your audience. Keep listening for a free gift-- the Writer's Digest book The Power of Point of View, which Alicia wrote. You can get the ebook for free, just for a bonus to Plot Blueprint podcast listeners.

Episode Notes

POV basics podcast—Plot Blueprint Podcast

Main types of POV:

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  1. 1st person
  2. Omniscient
  3. Third person

 

More here:

POV Basics-- just examples we discuss on the podcast

 

Questions to ask to help you choose what POV is best for your story

Individualizing POV

 

 

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