Point of View, and Voice

Difficulty deciding on first or third person? Want to discuss which works best? Need help developing the voice in your writing, this here's the place.

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    Homer Potvin
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    POV change in middle of a chapter

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    Gravy
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    Alternatives to showing and telling?

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    Oct 13, 2023
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    deadrats
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  17. Bus Chaser

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  21. Iain Aschendale

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  23. The Bishop

    Is this pointless?

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  24. shakespear57

    Woman writing from a man's point of view?

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  25. Rachel2018

    Changing voice

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  26. Justin Attas

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  27. deadrats

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  28. DeligentBat

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    Dec 22, 2022
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    My Unique POV for my work-in-progress Novel, "V"

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  30. GuardianWynn

    Books in a series changing POV

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  31. w. bogart

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    Naomasa298
    Nov 23, 2022
  32. deadrats

    When to opt for second person?

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  33. Some Guy

    Can co-MCs share the same POV?

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    Some Guy
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  34. AlyceOfLegend

    Head Hopping

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    Banespawn
    Sep 25, 2022
  35. OurJud

    Reasons for a present tense narrative?

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    AlyceOfLegend
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  36. J.T. Woody

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    Not the Territory
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  37. deadrats

    voice and tone of a story

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    Not the Territory
    Jul 27, 2022
  38. Seren

    Romance POVs

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