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 myself, generally speaking — so I’m only guessing here, but…
Tag: Deep Point of View
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 know what effect you want to create…
Identify Your Character’s Emotional Triggers
Everyone has an emotional trigger. This is not about mental health, anxiety, PTSD — none of that. Every one has emotional triggers – but are you using this to increase the emotional tension in your story? Why not!? What Does Your Character Think Is Their Strength? What does your character…
Why Is Learning Deep Point Of View So Hard?
When you only have the basics of deep point of view, writing with this technique becomes a bit like exploring a new house by groping your way through the main floor in the dark. You’re guessing, making assumptions, and skimming over important details. This is a case where a little…
Will Deep Point Of View Work For You?
Will deep point of view work for you? Deep point of view is going to change your writing and even change how you read fiction, but it’s not a panacea to bestseller status. It’s just not. Deep point of view is an intermediate fiction technique that requires you to have…
4 Tips To Get Unstuck Writing Hard Emotions In Fiction
Emotions are hard to capture authentically in fiction, maybe in part because as a society we tend to want to express things more in terms of what we’re doing or thinking. This diving deep into the raw humanity expressed through emotions is the power of deep point of view. How…