The anniversaries of traumatic events can radically increase internal conflict.
Deep Point Of View
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Writing Complex Emotions In Deep POV: Shame
The key to deep POV is specificity and particularity. Put the reader in the scene with the character, in their shoes, inside their head — keep no secrets.
How To Write Fiction - Advanced Tips
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What Is Your Character’s Emotional Kryptonite?
What emotion will your character avoid at all costs, and what does it cost them to avoid it?
Deep Point Of View
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Use Beats In Deep POV To Convey Emotion
In deep point of view, we want to use beats instead of dialogue tags to attribute dialogue. Beats move the story ahead, they are more efficient, keep the reader deep inside the character’s head, and remove the writer/narrator voice. In limited third person, dialogue tags are encouraged (he said/she said),…
Deep Point Of View
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4 Ways To Make Limited Third Person Into Deep POV
Deep POV came out of limited third person, and they have some similarities, but they are in fact different in style and strategy.
How To Write Fiction - Advanced Tips
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Creating unique voices for multiple POV characters – and how to show their emotions
So excited to have Aiki Flinthart on the blog today. I’m recovering from knee surgery and Aiki generously stepped in for me and is sharing about creating unique characters. Aiki describes every pantser’s nightmare below, *grin* but don’t panic. You would go through all the same steps to pants your…