Getting readers to care and have an emotional connection to our characters is the gold medal run for most novelists. If readers don't care, if there's no emotional pull, it gets easy to place a bookmark in a page and walk away. *womp womp* I'm … [Read more]
Using Deep Point Of View Without Dragging Down The Pace Of Your Novel
Deep point of view is a great writing technique when used well, but if you’re not careful, deep POV will bloat your word count and tie an anchor to the pace of your story. Pace Must Be Strategic I’ve met very few bestselling authors who, when … [Read more]
What Deep Point Of View Can Do For Your Writing
Are you struggling to create characters readers care about? Critique partners, editors or agents telling you to dig deeper emotionally? Do you want to write emotional arcs into your stories to keep readers engaged and turning the pages? Deep point … [Read more]
5 Ways Deep Point of View Delivers Punch To An Action Scene
I'm working through some of the reader questions I've received, so this week we're looking at writing action scenes in deep point of view. Here's the question: "I struggle most with action scenes. How deep is too deep POV where the reader loses a … [Read more]
Readers Want More Than The Body Language Of Love — They Want The Why
Last week I visited Writers In The Storm and wrote about writing deep point of view using layers of emotions and I promised this week to share about writing love in deep point of view. If you missed last week’s post, make sure you check it out. … [Read more]
Learn Deep Point of View Using Emotional Layers
Deep point of view lets your readers experience story through a virtual reality headset. Readers want to take an emotional journey alongside the main character in every scene. This style puts readers IN the story as much as possible. To achieve … [Read more]
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