Point of View, and Voice

Difficulty deciding on first or third person? Want to discuss which works best? Need help developing the voice in your writing, this here's the place.

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    Anyone want to help build a wizards word table?

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    Set2Stun
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  8. Shane the writer

    First person vs third person narrative for a novel

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    Homer Potvin
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    POV change in middle of a chapter

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    Xoic
    Dec 31, 2023
  10. Gravy

    Introduction POVs then Free for All

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    Gravy
    Nov 9, 2023
  11. Xoic

    Alternatives to showing and telling?

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    FFBurwick
    Oct 13, 2023
  12. Marscaleb

    On Switching POV characters

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    deadrats
    Aug 22, 2023
  13. Bus Chaser

    Switching Tenses (Without Italics) to Convey Thoughts

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    Xoic
    Jul 9, 2023
  14. Bluefireant

    Hard boiled fiction inner dialogue and dialogue.

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    w. bogart
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  15. JWE1985

    Languages

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    JWE1985
    May 27, 2023
  16. deadrats

    consistancy

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    w. bogart
    May 22, 2023
  17. Iain Aschendale

    First Person POV Bind

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    EFMingo
    May 5, 2023
  18. Bone2pick

    Direct Thought or Narrator?

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    JBean
    Mar 25, 2023
  19. The Bishop

    Is this pointless?

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    Xoic
    Mar 5, 2023
  20. shakespear57

    Woman writing from a man's point of view?

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    Some Guy
    Feb 24, 2023
  21. Rachel2018

    Changing voice

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    Seven Crowns
    Jan 11, 2023
  22. Justin Attas

    Opinions on a Book Written in the Second Person?

    Justin Attas, May 23, 2020 ... 2
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    Steerpike
    Jan 9, 2023
  23. deadrats

    present tense

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    AntPoems
    Dec 23, 2022
  24. DeligentBat

    Question about Third Person Limited

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    Terbus
    Dec 22, 2022
  25. Vincent Marcassoli

    My Unique POV for my work-in-progress Novel, "V"

    Vincent Marcassoli, Dec 9, 2022
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    Xoic
    Dec 9, 2022
  26. GuardianWynn

    Books in a series changing POV

    GuardianWynn, Nov 13, 2022
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    w. bogart
    Dec 1, 2022
  27. w. bogart

    Passive verbs.

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    Naomasa298
    Nov 23, 2022
  28. deadrats

    When to opt for second person?

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    Seven Crowns
    Nov 1, 2022
  29. Some Guy

    Can co-MCs share the same POV?

    Some Guy, Sep 27, 2022
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    Some Guy
    Sep 28, 2022
  30. AlyceOfLegend

    Head Hopping

    AlyceOfLegend, Sep 23, 2022
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    Banespawn
    Sep 25, 2022
  31. OurJud

    Reasons for a present tense narrative?

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    AlyceOfLegend
    Aug 27, 2022
  32. J.T. Woody

    Do you believe there are different expectations for 1st person POV?

    J.T. Woody, Jul 29, 2022 ... 2
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    Not the Territory
    Aug 2, 2022
  33. deadrats

    voice and tone of a story

    deadrats, Mar 21, 2022
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    Not the Territory
    Jul 27, 2022
  34. Seren

    Romance POVs

    Seren, Sep 2, 2018
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    Gary Wed
    Jul 20, 2022
  35. OOgie

    Limited 3rd Person Character(s) through a Wall - 1 scene

    OOgie, Apr 17, 2022
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    Gary Wed
    Jul 10, 2022
  36. Heathside Boy

    Using pronouns in thought

    Heathside Boy, Apr 10, 2022
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    Xoic
    Jul 6, 2022
  37. Thomas Larmore

    I've fallen in love with first person point of view

    Thomas Larmore, Jun 7, 2022
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    Fervidor
    Jul 3, 2022
  38. RebeccaLamb

    1st or 3rd Person POV, Erotica

    RebeccaLamb, May 23, 2022
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    Thomas Larmore
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