Mastering Deep Point of View: the Secret to Writing Engaging Fiction by Rebecca Hamilton
Whether we are reading third person or first, we want to feel close to the Point of View (POV) character. We want to experience the story with them. This well-known trick I’m about to show you does something a little more, though. It will improve several areas of your writing in one shot! Bang! Exclamation Point! Get excited, this one is fun! When assessing if you need to deepen the point of view, what you're looking for is anything that is creating distance. Distance is often created by putting a filter between the character and the reader, rather than allowing the reader to absorb the character's experience. Distance is most often created by sensory filters . It's telling the reader that the character heard something, rather than showing the sound. It's telling the reader the character tasted something, rather than showing the taste. It's telling the reader the character saw something, rather than showing what they saw. If you've ever heard someone say "S