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 …

Expansion Pack: Story Engineering

Hi, Gang. Craig with you again today with another one of my Expansion Packs. I stole the idea from some video games who offer additional levels, or new scenarios for download. In this case, I’m throwing back to my series on Three Act Structure. I have two lessons for you today, and the first one …

Expansion Pack: Prologs and Epilogs

Hi, Gang. Craig here again today with another one of my Expansion Packs. I stole the idea from some video games who offer additional levels, or new scenarios for download. In this case, I’m throwing back to my series on Three Act Structure. Outside those three acts, there are occasionally a couple of other sections. …

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 …