How can I keep a secret from the reader? I'm writing mystery, and I can't let the reader know why my POV character is [insert action: searching, driving to, making a u-turn without explanation, making accusations] because then there won't be any … [Read more]
5 Pro Tips On Writing Description In Deep Point Of View
Woop! Let’s give 2019 a giant kick out the door and welcome in 2020 with a bang! Beginning January 1st, I am launching 30 Days Of Deep POV on my Facebook page, where I’ll be creating a video a day based on my 30 most popular blog posts … [Read more]
How To Write With Immediacy In Fiction
We’re continuing in our FAQ series on Deep POV. The question that came in was: How do you write with immediacy? There are a few foundational rules with deep point of view and writing with immediacy and removing distance are two of them. If you … [Read more]
How To Write A PTSD Flashback In Deep POV
Flashbacks are super popular among writers, but less popular among editors and agents. Partly because some writers call info dumps and backstory "a flashback." If you're interested in diving deep into writing flashbacks caused by trauma and PTSD, … [Read more]
Don’t Let “The Rules” Of Deep POV Limit You!
There are a great many writers who LOVE rules. Rules. Rules. Rules. They rub their hands together and begin to salivate. Grammar rules. Punctuation rules. Structure rules. Genre rules. Templates. Formulas. I'm not such a big fan of writing rules … [Read more]
4 Exercises To “Go Deeper” With Deep Point Of View
Hearing "go deeper" from crit partners and editors? Here are my 4 favorite tricks for digging deeper emotionally into a scene. Deep point of view is a powerful writing technique, but it’s a strategy and like any technique or strategy you need to … [Read more]
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