This post continues a guest article published at Writers In The Storm. If you haven’t read Part One yet, pause here and go read it first—then come back. These examples will make much more sense once you understand the framework behind them. In Part One, we talked about subtext as…
Category: Deep POV Mastery Series
Making The Most Of Your Character’s Internal World
Do beta readers keep saying, ‘I’m not in her head’ or, ‘this still feels distant,’? You’re not alone. This is by far the most difficult aspect of deep POV to put into practice. What if you learned how to transform character thoughts into forces of internal conflict that reveal personality,…
How To Write Compelling Raw Emotion In Deep POV
This is part of a continuing series on more advanced posts in the Deep POV Mastery Series. You’ve been writing for a while, so you already know the basics of deep point of view, but you’re still asking how to go deeper! Emotion is the glue that holds everything together,…
How To Show Don’t Tell Backstory In Deep POV
Showing a character’s backstory in deep pov is tricky. It’s always easier to use the author voice to explain or summarize what’s already happened, why the character is acting or thinking a certain way, explain erratic behaviour, etc. and just move on with the story. Choosing deep point of view…
How to Remove Author Voice and Strengthen Deep POV (With Examples)
A character says or thinks — I don’t know what to do or She didn’t know what to think. Here’s some pro tips to eliminate author summary and master deep pov.