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 …

Writing Set-Up for the Big Reveal!

Greetings, SE Readers. Beem with you today. First, I want to thank everybody involved with Story Empire for the warm welcome extended to me as a new member. The invitation to join truly is an honor. I would also like to wish everybody a Happy New Year. Here is my first post. Some writers swear …

Writing Goals for the New Year

    Hi SEers. John with you today. This is the first Story Empire post of 2022. Let me wish you all a prosperous and Happy New Year. (Maybe I’m the last to do that, but the sentiment remains) The new year means many things to all of us. But to those of us who …

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 …