{"id":670,"date":"2019-02-05T22:37:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T06:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/?p=670"},"modified":"2019-02-05T22:39:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T06:39:18","slug":"i-she-me-you-mfrwauthor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/05\/i-she-me-you-mfrwauthor\/","title":{"rendered":"I\/She, Me\/You #MFRWauthor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Point of view is all a matter of perspective. Are these his<\/em> feet or my<\/em> feet?\"Feet\"<\/p>\n

\"Tummy\"Is this her<\/em> tummy, or my<\/em> tummy. Okay. No contest. I vote for MY<\/em><\/strong> tummy.<\/p>\n

When I first started writing, I was told never to write for an editor in first person. Why? No one seemed to know for sure. The most I could figure out is that editors seemed to think that two main characters couldn\u2019t be fleshed out emotionally if we only \u201csaw\u201d into one of their heads. I was too nervous to speak up then, but now? I say bulltwackle.<\/p>\n

I believe that once a writer moves beyond describing how a character feels happy (sad, greedy, shrewd), she\/he can then learn how one character discerns happiness (sadness, greediness, shrewdness) in another.<\/p>\n

\"Happy\"\"Sad\"\"Greed\"<\/p>\n

We do it all the time in real life. Rarely does a person walk up and say, \u201cGuess what! I\u2019m happy!!\u201d But looking at someone\u2019s smile, hearing laughter, seeing how they bounce on their toes, noticing the glow in their eyes\u2014it all tells us. First person can portray that same thing.<\/p>\n

In an informal writing class that used writing prompts, several of us struggled. After a few minutes, the teacher suggested we write the same scene in first person. It was so much easier! And more emotional, too. I was surprised. The exercise taught me that when a scene gives trouble, try writing it in first person and then switch it back to third. Just be sure to edit well! There\u2019s nothing worse than lots of \u201cshe saids,\u201d \u201che saids,\u201d and then an \u201cI said\u201d thrown in.<\/p>\n

I read a lot of books now written in first person so editors must not hate it so much anymore, huh? 😉 That\u2019s a good thing because it means that we can choose which POV style suits us best. Choice is always a good thing.<\/p>\n

Read the next blog in the blog hop by going here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dee<\/a>
\nOnly a Good Man Will Do<\/a>: Seriously ambitious man seeks woman to encourage his goals, support his (hopeful) position as Headmaster of Westover Academy, and be purer than Caesar’s wife. Good luck with that!<\/p>\n

Naval Maneuvers<\/a>: When a woman requires an earth-shattering crush of pleasure to carry her away, she can’t do better than to call on the US Navy. Sorry, Marines!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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