How to Write Point of View, Part 9, The Unreliable Narrator and POV

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! It's a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about how to write Point of View (POV), and how to use your chosen lens, when employing an unreliable narrator in your story. The First Person lens/POV choice has often been touted …

Crafting Rich Characters (Part 1)

Greetings to all the storytellers out there. Let me start out by first wishing you a peaceful Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Then by sharing how delighted I am to be part of the Story Empire crew. I never tire of chatting about the craft of writing and hope to share some observations and insights …

How to Write Point of View, Part 8, Choosing Point of View

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about how to write Point of View (POV) and how to choose which POV to adopt. As you have seen, each POV choice comes with its pros and cons. Sometimes, the POV choice feels obvious. At other times, we …

How to Write Point of View, Part 7, Switching Point of View

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about how to write Point of View (POV) and how to switch from one to another within the same story. As you have seen, each POV choice comes with its pros and cons. One of the biggest Cons can …

Character Types: The Helper

Hey SE Readers. Joan with you today. This is the sixth and final in a series of posts about character types. The ideas come from my personal observations or public knowledge of well-known people. The other posts are The Attention Seeker, The "I Can Top That" Person, The Know it All, The Introvert, and The …