Plunging the Depths of Deep POV –– Part V
Posted on August 24, 2016 Leave a Comment
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Last time look at the interior life of the viewpoint character, their thoughts, attitudes, reactions, and emotions. Deep POV enhances the reader’s experience with your story. Click to Tweet #amwriting #DeepPOV
This time, we’ll begin a series of examples, before and after, to show you the differences, and how text comes alive.
Plunging the Depths of Deep POV –– Part IV
Posted on August 17, 2016 Leave a Comment
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We’re discussing Deep POV, and how to get inside the character’s head to make the experience more impactful for the reader. Last time, we listed basic writing tips for deep POV. Only visceral reactions by the viewpoint character count for building deep POV. Click to Tweet #amwriting #DeepPOV
Plunging the Depths of Deep POV –– Part III
Posted on August 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
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It’s all the rage with publishers and writers these days.
Why do publishers want you to write in Deep POV? The reader gets into the head of the viewpoint character in a rewarding and intimate way with Deep POV. Click to Tweet #amwriting #DeepPOV
It used to be that most POVs were acceptable, as long as they were consistent. That’s changed with the advent of Deep POV.
Plunging the Depths of Deep POV –– Part II
Posted on August 3, 2016 Leave a Comment
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Deep POV, or Deep Penetration Point of View is the new standard in fiction writing. Why? It is the most intimate, closest writing style, where the reader experiences the story as if they were inside of the character. Click to Tweet #amwriting #DeepPOV
Plunging the Depths of Deep POV –– Part I
Posted on August 3, 2016 Leave a Comment
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What IS “Deep POV?” Its seems that’s all publishers want to see these days. In the next series of blog posts, we’ll look at it, how to write in it, and how to polish your POV to make your manuscript extraordinary. #amwriting #DeepPOV
Creating Extraordinary Characters––Wrap-Up
Posted on July 27, 2016 Leave a Comment
It’s been a L-O-N-G series, but I wanted to especially focus in on different tools you can use to identify your characters’ personality types, by looking at least a couple different tools. I won’t get into the four types of Personality Plus; you can look those up yourself. They were created by Florence Littauer, especially to help the common person understand why there are the way they are. #amwriting #characters
Today, I’m wrapping this series up with an encouragement to delve into personality types, characteristics, emotions, conflict, and motivations.
Creating Extraordinary Characters –– Part VIII
Posted on July 20, 2016 Leave a Comment
We’ve been looking at different tools to help build character natures, dispositions, and temperament. Another is Conflict. Using conflict within your characters will create extraordinary situations, responses, and ultimately, characters. Click to Tweet #amwriting #characters
In his book, Fiction Writing Demystified, Tom Sawyer (yes, that’s his real name), says that using and focusing on conflict in your characters will make them tell their story.
Creating Extraordinary Characters –– Part VII
Posted on July 13, 2016 Leave a Comment
The DISC personality tests are a help in corporate cultures, whether they be families, companies, or non-profit organizations. We’ve been looking at these as a tool to help build character natures, dispositions, and temperment. This time, we look at the “C” for Conscientiousness. What personality tool do you use to determine your character’s personality? Click to Tweet #amwriting #characters
Creating Extraordinary Characters –– Part VI
Posted on July 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
Olivia de Haviland as Melanie Wilkes in Gone with the Wind
What’s your main character’s personality type and how did you develop it? That’s what we’re looking at in this series. There are many different personality tools to evaluate both our own and our characters’ distinct personalities. DISC is a personality tool to help in corporate cultures, whether they be families, companies, or non-profit organizations. Click to Tweet #amwriting #characters
Creating Extraordinary Characters –– Part V
Posted on June 29, 2016 Leave a Comment
Harmon Rabb, Jr.
In this series, we’re looking at personalities, how to develop them, and where to look for more information about personality types. As part of this, we’re looking at DISC, a tool used to help personnel in corporations work together better. Are you an Influencer, like the “I” in DISC? Click to Tweet #amwriting #characters
Donna L.H. Smith 