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 …

The Three Acts: Act 3

Hi again, gang. Craig with you once more to continue my series on Three Act Structure. If you’re coming in here, the previous posts were Act 1, Act 2 Part 1, and Act 2 Part 2. By this point, we’ve come up with a plan and experienced absolute disaster. Our main character had to regroup, …

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 …

How to Write Point of View, Part 6, Common Pitfalls

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 the common pitfalls to watch out for. As you have seen, each POV choice comes with its pros and cons. So, too, choice of perspective comes with common pitfalls that …