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Types of Point of View and Tips for Improving

July 2, 2012 by Lori Devoti 13 Comments

Little Girl Looking Down Road Point of View

Point of view, it seems so simple, but it is so easy to screw up, and if you do, all your other hard work plotting and building characters may be for naught as your reader, frustrated with not knowing whose head they are in, flings your book across the room. There are many types of … [Read more…]

Point of View Whiplash: Head Hopping

January 30, 2012 by Lori Devoti 2 Comments

Head hopping. You’ve probably heard the term, but have you been accused of it? Do you know what head hopping is and why you want to avoid it? How to avoid it? When you sit down to write a story, you can start a lot of places—plot, character, setting—but very early you are going to … [Read more…]