The Everything Creative Writing Book by Wendy Burt-Thomas

Author:Wendy Burt-Thomas
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: writing, creative writing, screenplay, blog, fiction, publishing
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
Published: 2010-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

To obtain different characters’ perspectives, you can switch between viewpoints. However, you’ll need to take pains to make sure that readers are certain who’s speaking and that the speaker had access to the information he or she is talking about. A confused reader is usually an unhappy reader.

Using the third person, you can go deeply into one character. Third person omniscient gives you a great deal of freedom because you can speak from your own viewpoint or speak as, or reveal the thoughts of, any character.

In nonfiction stories, there are two other points of view. The objective point of view provides readers with facts and observations. The subjective point of view lets the writer inject personal emotions and experiences.

How can you decide which is the best viewpoint to use? There are several things to consider: Which one seems to bring the story to life? Which character is in a position to best tell the story? Through whose emotions and characteristics would you like the reader to experience your work? Would the story have more impact if an omniscient narrator could see and tell everything? Which voice do you feel most comfortable writing in?

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