Although I’ve never encountered one, the possibility of seeing or sensing a ghost has intrigued me since I was a child. After my father died, I could swear I’d just seen him on a crowded sidewalk. Or I’d think I recognized him in a store or on a street, talking to someone or briefly looking…
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Deep POV Lesson 12 – One Awesome Scene
This is your last official lesson, Campers. I hope this class has been valuable. For this lesson, I just want you to see a full scene from Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann, the QUEEN of DEEP POV. Please excuse the language—we’ll blame Stan; he’s a Navy SEAL. Enjoy. It was the full moon’s fault….
Deep POV Lesson 10 – Headhopping vs. Seamless POV Shifts
Some folks are POV purists, preaching that each scene should be from one POV and only one POV. Fine. I’m not going to argue. I’m not a POV purist. Powerful writing pulls the reader in and doesn’t let her up for air. I’ve read many books that shift POV in a scene, sometimes more than…
Deep POV Lesson 8 – Anchoring Words
One inherent problem with DEEP POV is the possible awkwardness of being deep in Scarlett’s POV and having to add what’s going on in Rhett’s head. Of course, Scarlett is not omniscient, and neither is your book’s POV. So Scarlett can only interpret Rhett’s thoughts through her five senses: Scarlett knew Rhett was angry. His…