Comments on: 10 Tips to Writing from Multiple POVs https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 02 Feb 2025 05:53:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Writing Links Round Up 5/2-5/7 – B. Shaun Smith https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-110789 Mon, 09 May 2016 20:11:43 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-110789 […] 10 Tips to Writing from Multiple POVs […]

]]> By: WritersNBloggers https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-106482 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:33:09 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-106482 What a wonderful blog post!

I often worry about writing multiple POVs and become nervous at the thought of managing more than one character's arc/story. However now that I have more understanding about this writing technique, and the ways in which it should be used, most of my fears have altogether vanished.

Hopefully these helpful tips will serve me right and I can utilise them to create a brilliant foundation for my future novels. Thank you!

]]> By: Links To Blog Posts on Writing – February 2016 | Anna Butler https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-106162 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 06:06:22 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-106162 […] 10 Tips to Writing from Multiple POVs – Aimie K Runyan blogging at Writers In The Storm. […]

]]> By: Lisa Ciarfella https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-105767 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:42:44 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-105767 Thanks for dropping my site Aimie! Keep the great posts coming!

]]> By: Mondays Muse, and Multiple POVs… | Ciarfella's Fiction Corner https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-105191 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:57:29 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-105191 […] It’s Monday Musing time again, and todays topic just happens to be inspired by a recent guest post from Aimie K. Runyan on one of my all time favorite writer blog sites, Writers In the Storm, at:  (https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/).   […]

]]> By: Lisa Ciarfella https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-105170 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:48:52 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-105170 Hey anne, thanks for sharing this!
My novel has multiple POV's too, and in my workshops everytone appreciated when I named my chapters, usually with the pov characters name, or at least something to indicate the shift.
Yeah people will rake you hard for not doing that! Lesson learned here too!
But also, break your scenes, for sure!
write on!
Lisa

]]> By: Anne Hagan https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-105107 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 11:46:10 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-105107 My series is based on dual point of view characters and, from time to time, I write in other characters from their own point of view. In the first book, I labeled chapters to help the reader along but I missed labeling a few scene transitions even though they were clearly delineated otherwise. I was raked over the coals for head hopping.

Lesson learned: only change point of view in new chapters if at all possible. If you must change within a chapter, break your scenes and, if it's not immediately apparent to the reader whose head they're in, label the scene. It will save you a lot of review grief.

]]> By: Nikki Busch Editor (@NikkiBuschEdit) https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-104732 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:21:36 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-104732 Excellent post! I edit fiction and find POV issues to be very common among novice authors. It takes time and practice to master the art of writing with multiple POVs and you've obviously done it. Your recommendations are spot-on and I will be sharing your article with others.

]]> By: cerrissakim https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-104408 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:51:56 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-104408 Great post! I think one of the trickiest aspects of multiple POV is making the reader truly vested in multiple characters. I've read quite a few books where one character is so much more interesting that I'm less concerned with the other(s). Of course it's natural to perhaps feel more connected to one character but as you mention, they must all be used to move the plot along, and I think that's a mistake I've seen made. Looking forward to reading your debut!

]]> By: 10 Tips to Writing from Multiple POVs | Toni Kennedy : A Writing Life https://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/01/10-tips-to-writing-from-multiple-povs/#comment-104309 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:17:38 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=24413#comment-104309 […] Sourced through Scoop.it from: writersinthestormblog.com […]

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