It's interesting about shifting to another POV. My natural impulse is to show people from the inside, but often it's easier to get to know them if you can see them from the outside first. So, quite often, I'll plan out a scene from a particular POV and then realise later that it works much better from another. Of course, it might also just be because I've revised the first version to death and taking a fresh stab at it opens up new paths.
Ah! Your comment makes me realize I wasn't clear. I left out a word. :P It should read another POV character. I'll fix that.
But what you say about POV, in terms of type and the distance/intimacy each creates, is perfectly valid, too.
OOPS I was so eager to fix my mistake in the entry that I posted this too soon.
I wanted to say that as an exercise, I sometimes write bits from 1st Person POV, even though the manuscript is written using Limited 3rd Person POV. The bits of the exercise may not make it into the story, but it is a good technique that gives me more insight into characters. It is also dangerous tool for me to use with secondary characters, though, because I get to thinking they need to be main characters too so they can tell their side of the story. :P
Just thought of you when I decided the best way for me to figure out some stuff about this society's religion is to assume a 1st Person POV and "tell" myself about it. :P
Yeah, I don't think you need to worry about invented words--it's a snippet! As you say, readers will have been introduced to those words. What someone *can* get, coming to this snippet cold, is Lelo's frustration--liked how you conveyed that
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Food for thoughtmnfaureSeptember 15 2015, 16:32:39 UTC
hehe. I'm not worried, but in rereading it out of context, I was reminded of many crits I got on the OWW, way back when, in which people complained. :P
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Re: Food for thoughtclarentineSeptember 15 2015, 16:42:54 UTC
OWW crits were (are?) sometimes worth what you pay for them. I tended to ignore the WTF? comments when I was working on that site.
Perhaps just take one scene and try writing it from a different character's POV? I think until you try it, you won't have a feel for the benefits it might bring you. If you're uncomfortable working in one of your own WIPs, maybe take a story you've set aside, or even someone else's work and rewrite a scene through a different pair of eyes?
sorry for the crap photo; took it with my laptop Sort of like Neil Armstrong saying sorry for the crap photo of the crater; it was taken in 1/6th gravity.
It would definitely have its upside, but I just can't, no matter how many times I've considered it, imagine doing it.
From the practicalities of how it would work, to being essentially a single parent for most of the week, to integrating a lifestyle that is externally imposed...
Add to this what I shared with you last time about feeling like the worst mother in the world when I'm there and you might see how it doesn't sound all good either. :(
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But what you say about POV, in terms of type and the distance/intimacy each creates, is perfectly valid, too.
OOPS I was so eager to fix my mistake in the entry that I posted this too soon.
I wanted to say that as an exercise, I sometimes write bits from 1st Person POV, even though the manuscript is written using Limited 3rd Person POV. The bits of the exercise may not make it into the story, but it is a good technique that gives me more insight into characters. It is also dangerous tool for me to use with secondary characters, though, because I get to thinking they need to be main characters too so they can tell their side of the story. :P
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Perhaps just take one scene and try writing it from a different character's POV? I think until you try it, you won't have a feel for the benefits it might bring you. If you're uncomfortable working in one of your own WIPs, maybe take a story you've set aside, or even someone else's work and rewrite a scene through a different pair of eyes?
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Sort of like Neil Armstrong saying sorry for the crap photo of the crater; it was taken in 1/6th gravity.
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And living full-time in Anafora doesn't sound bad at all. ;)
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From the practicalities of how it would work, to being essentially a single parent for most of the week, to integrating a lifestyle that is externally imposed...
Add to this what I shared with you last time about feeling like the worst mother in the world when I'm there and you might see how it doesn't sound all good either. :(
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As for the last issue, my guess is it would resolve itself once everyone got settled in, but yeah, who knows?
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