What do we think of POV writing?

[pmmg]

Maybe I should find myself another 330 posts...

You have to dream big!

 

[Finchbearer]

I guess, thing is, there is craft and there is art. Craft just makes sure its sturdy and can hold up, but Art is what makes it special. If you are crafting a work of art, it does appear seamless, but no one ever see the amount of work that really went into it. They just appreciate the art. If they art you want to make means doing something unconventional, such as hopping between heads, just do it artfully, and make it appear seamless. Hide the craft under the experience.

The more I’m learning and consciously applying craft to the structure of my writing, the more inseparable I think they are. The more I appreciate really well written novels. It’s turned me into a snob. I cannot now read a book that’s shoddily written anymore. I’ll make excuses for some books but only for nostalgic reasons.

 

[The Dark One]

The more I’m learning and consciously applying craft to the structure of my writing, the more inseparable I think they are. The more I appreciate really well written novels. It’s turned me into a snob. I cannot now read a book that’s shoddily written anymore. I’ll make excuses for some books but only for nostalgic reasons.

Yes, it's certainly a process, but life is too short to waste on bad literature.

 

[skip.knox]

Not about hiring at editor, Finchbearer -- I was interested your own thoughts on this:
>Reading an article on why limiting POV to one character, say, per chapter, lacks the reader space and freedom.

>I cannot now read a book that’s shoddily written anymore.
Yeah, this applies to most any art. I once took a course in audio engineering. The teacher said at the outset, once you learn this stuff, you aren't going to listen to music in the same way any more. That was an exaggeration, but he wasn't wrong.

 

[xena]

Staying firmly in one POV per scene is not limiting.

 

[Prince of Spires]

Yeah, this applies to most any art. I once took a course in audio engineering. The teacher said at the outset, once you learn this stuff, you aren't going to listen to music in the same way any more. That was an exaggeration, but he wasn't wrong.

It's not even just art. I work with websites for my day job, and once you do that, you realize how many bad websites are out there, and you start getting annoyed at all the small things people tend to not notice.

The reverse is also true. I can appreciate a well done website (or book for that matter) a lot, precisely because I know how much work and thought has gone into something.

 

[Finchbearer]

Not about hiring at editor, Finchbearer -- I was interested your own thoughts on this:
>Reading an article on why limiting POV to one character, say, per chapter, lacks the reader space and freedom.

I’d say that it provoked me to think about it. Or think critically about it.