In this week’s Story Works Round Table we bring you something a little bit different. Hop in and join Alida at a Q&A session, and then make sure to grab your seat at the next one!
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How do you know if you’ve picked the right POV? Where is the balance between narrative and dialogue? And how do you handle POV switches in a multiple POV story? Alida answers all these and more in this Q&A session.
What we talked about:
What do you do when your POV character can no longer tell your reader what is going on? What is head hopping vs using your narrative voice? (1:08)
When do you need to fix your point of view? (4:48)
What is close third POV? And how does it contrast with first person POV? (7:24)
How do you know if you have the right number of subplots? (11:03)
Is there a balance between narrative and dialogue that you must hit in your story? (17:15)
What about multiple point of view? Can you switch between 1st and 3rd? (25:06)
What about when a point of view character needs to hold things back from the reader? (28:17)
What is the difference between narrator and point of view? And multiple point of view? (31:45)
How do you convey character importance if you don’t use them as a point of view character? (39:35)
What are some different ways to highlight a detail you want to flag as important to a reader? (45:00)
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Things we mentioned:
True Grit by Charles Portis
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Downton Abbey
