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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    The Point of View questions thread

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    Writing voice old fashioned

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    Writing in the voice of a child

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    Writing from an Indigenous Australian child's point of view

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    Jun 19, 2013
  7. shakespear57

    Woman writing from a man's point of view?

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    Feb 24, 2023
  8. Opalized

    Which POV should start the story?

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    Lew
    Mar 11, 2022
  9. deadrats

    When to opt for second person?

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    Seven Crowns
    Nov 1, 2022
  10. deadrats

    voice and tone of a story

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    Not the Territory
    Jul 27, 2022
  11. Heathside Boy

    Using pronouns in thought

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    Xoic
    Jul 6, 2022
  12. GoodSeed

    Trying to make a story flow better

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    Thomas Larmore
    May 7, 2022
  13. T.Trian

    Tips for Introducing a New Point of View Character Late in the Story

    T.Trian, May 1, 2014
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    T.Trian
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  14. KMalari

    Third Person Writing Help

    KMalari, Mar 19, 2020
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    Rich D
    Apr 22, 2020
  15. Bus Chaser

    Switching Tenses (Without Italics) to Convey Thoughts

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    Xoic
    Jul 9, 2023
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    Romance POVs

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    Jul 20, 2022
  17. OurJud

    Reasons for a present tense narrative?

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    AlyceOfLegend
    Aug 27, 2022
  18. DeligentBat

    Question about Third Person Limited

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    Terbus
    Dec 22, 2022
  19. deadrats

    present tense

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    AntPoems
    Dec 23, 2022
  20. AllWithinReach91

    POV of Character with Limited Vocabulary

    AllWithinReach91, Apr 19, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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    Xoic
    Apr 23, 2024 at 6:17 PM
  21. datruf26

    POV conundrum

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    datruf26
    Jan 5, 2022
  22. Rath Darkblade

    POV change? Or stay the same?

    Rath Darkblade, Jan 14, 2024
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    Set2Stun
    Jan 15, 2024
  23. trevorD

    POV change in middle of a chapter

    trevorD, Nov 9, 2023
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    Xoic
    Dec 31, 2023
  24. J.E. Kirkland

    Point of view and story formation

    J.E. Kirkland, Mar 1, 2017
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    J.E. Kirkland
    Mar 3, 2017
  25. naruzeldamaster

    Point of View and 'when' to switch?

    naruzeldamaster, Mar 28, 2021
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    Rosacrvx
    Apr 4, 2021
  26. heidilynn

    Point of view

    heidilynn, Dec 7, 2017
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    heidilynn
    Dec 7, 2017
  27. Magnatolia

    Point of view

    Magnatolia, Mar 28, 2014
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    Magnatolia
    Mar 29, 2014
  28. Aprella

    Point of view

    Aprella, May 9, 2013
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    thabear637
    May 10, 2013
  29. demented-tiger

    point of view

    demented-tiger, Jul 7, 2010
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    Steerpike
    Jul 13, 2010
  30. MarchOfMephisto

    Point of View

    MarchOfMephisto, Dec 11, 2008
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    MarchOfMephisto
    Dec 14, 2008
  31. w. bogart

    Passive verbs.

    w. bogart, Nov 13, 2022
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    Naomasa298
    Nov 23, 2022
  32. Justin Attas

    Opinions on a Book Written in the Second Person?

    Justin Attas, May 23, 2020 ... 2
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    Steerpike
    Jan 9, 2023
  33. Marscaleb

    On Switching POV characters

    Marscaleb, Jun 14, 2023
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    deadrats
    Aug 22, 2023
  34. CosmicHallux

    Narrator Point Of View

    CosmicHallux, Jul 10, 2011 ... 2
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    CosmicHallux
    Jul 12, 2011
  35. deadrats

    mysterious POV

    deadrats, Mar 24, 2022
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    deadrats
    Apr 8, 2022
  36. Vincent Marcassoli

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

    Vincent Marcassoli, Dec 9, 2022
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    Xoic
    Dec 9, 2022
  37. Fred

    Multiple characters and changing the POV

    Fred, Oct 24, 2013
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    Tara
    Oct 24, 2013
  38. Chuck_Lowcountry

    Looking for writers of 3rd person objective POV

    Chuck_Lowcountry, Dec 11, 2020
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    Lazaares
    Dec 11, 2020
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