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Get Your Tone Right
“Young man, don’t speak to me in that tone of voice!” When you see that bit of dialogue, you know that a boy is talking sarcastically or disrespectfully. We understand that it’s not just the words said, but it’s how the words are used that conveys an attitude. Humor, irony, satire, pleasantness, excitement, righteous indignation–the…
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Telling the Other Side of the Story: Switching Point of View
Question: How do you tell a story and make sure that both sides get heard? Answer: This is a time when switching point-of-view might be helpful. The default for telling a story is 3rd-person point-of-view. You tell it like you are recording from a camera that sits right above the point-of-view (POV) character’s head. Usually…
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Choose the Right Point of View
It’s a basic question: what is point of view and when do you use which point of view (or POV) in a novel? Point of view refers to the basic outlook of your story, who narrates it. First-person POV is firmly in a character’s head and told as if the character was narrating the action.…
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Different Perspectives for Different Audiences
We’ve talked about different points of view and here’s a related idea: different perspectives based on audience. Using any of the three POV choices (Omniscient POV, 1st Person POV, 3rd Person POV), we’ll shift the thinking a bit. If you are a 16 year old boy and have a car wreck and you want to…
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3rd Person POV: Think Like a Writer
Here’s another creative writing prompt for your 750 words, a challenge to write 750 words each day to better Think Like a Writer. Read more here. For the last two days, we have focused on point of view in your story or novel. Your writing tasks for today–for your “750 words each day in January”–is…
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1st Person POV: Think Like a Writer
Here’s another creative writing prompt for your 750 words, a challenge to write 750 words each day to better Think Like a Writer. Read more here. Yesterday, today and tomorrow, we are focusing on point of view in your story or novel. Your writing tasks for the next 2 days for your Think Like a…