tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post7979029680003512350..comments2023-08-16T07:15:32.801-04:00Comments on BookingIt: Using Characterization to Deepen POVJessica Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-8273886263906624362009-06-03T13:10:39.131-04:002009-06-03T13:10:39.131-04:00Hi Warren,
POV is actually point of view. We don&#...Hi Warren,<br />POV is actually point of view. We don't necessarily have to relate as long as the pov remains true to the character. Like some people are strong-minded, so they should have willful thoughts. Others are shy, and in their pov, that should come across. And that's very, very basic. LOL POV is much more in-depth than that. If you're ever interested in writing fiction, there are all sorts of wonderful articles and books about it. It's basically staying in character while writing a character's scene. <br />I'll stop now before I keep rambling on. LOL<br />Questions are great! They make me think, which is a good thing. Don't want my brain to atrophy. Heehee.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-17075552935159407462009-06-03T11:38:42.109-04:002009-06-03T11:38:42.109-04:00To explain my questions ... I am not a fiction wri...To explain my questions ... I am not a fiction writer, so I have a lot to learn in this area!<br /><br />Also, thanks for your good comments on the post about "Parenting Extremes." wbWarren Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956713921509659993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-25922337750648536522009-06-03T11:37:40.993-04:002009-06-03T11:37:40.993-04:00Good question about who can relate to this author&...Good question about who can relate to this author's POV. If the readers can't relate, has the author really accomplished anything with these descriptions? And by POV do you mean how the character in the story views life?Warren Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956713921509659993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-8481388214645218742009-06-02T20:56:42.387-04:002009-06-02T20:56:42.387-04:00Hi Cheryl,
Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm...Hi Cheryl,<br />Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm sure you have a hectic schedule so it's such an honor that you bothered to even post a comment! :-)<br />Yeah, we're all impressed with your super cool characterization. :-)<br />I'm blessed to "know" all these blogger buddies. They're great, and kind, and I truly believe they'll succeed in their dreams too, because of their eagerness to learn (like you said.) (and hopefully I'm a good learner too, lol)<br />Thanks again for stopping by!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-41061910272227286832009-06-02T13:02:33.111-04:002009-06-02T13:02:33.111-04:00Wow all! So sorry for not coming by sooner! We had...Wow all! So sorry for not coming by sooner! We had two weeks of power outage from the inland hurricane which meant no Internet (Waaaaa!!!) and no power for two weeks. <br /><br />Then I went to NY to sign at BEA and just made it home. <br /><br />Jessica, you have a wonderful blog and a great blog following. Excellent! <br /><br />Thanks to each and every one of you for stopping by and for your kind comments. <br /><br />I sense there's a LOT of great talent among you and many of you will be outstanding in your craft. What impressed me so about each of you is your eager willingness to learn and to grow. <br /><br />I see a few old friends here too! Waving to Eileen. <br /><br />Hope to see some of you in September at ACFW! <br /><br />Hugs to Jessica for hosting me on your wonderful blog. It was truly an honor. <br /><br />And yep...Camy and I are not only CPs but best buds. <br /><br />God's best to each of you and your writing!<br /><br />Warmly,<br />CherylCheryl Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250649739932615615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-565278467473593532009-06-02T10:12:16.561-04:002009-06-02T10:12:16.561-04:00Cheryl does a great job of characterizing through ...Cheryl does a great job of characterizing through deep POV. I've learned a lot just from reading her books.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-45147798529263596702009-06-02T08:34:04.821-04:002009-06-02T08:34:04.821-04:00LOL KLo,
That's not weird at all. I think a lot of...LOL KLo,<br />That's not weird at all. I think a lot of writers do that. A lady in my crit group wrote some diary pages for her characters, which I thought was pretty cool.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-42373314723381027142009-06-02T08:33:12.102-04:002009-06-02T08:33:12.102-04:00I hope to do something that good too, Amy. I belie...I hope to do something that good too, Amy. I believe we can, and you probably have and didn't even realize it.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-50700374014383579992009-06-01T22:30:32.826-04:002009-06-01T22:30:32.826-04:00This might sound weird, but I try really hard to b...This might sound weird, but I try really hard to be "in touch" with my characters. I'll think about what music they might like, what their favorite foods are, how they'd prefer to spend a Saturday night, and so on and so forth. My hope is that this seeps through into my novel in a natural way. It's hard for me to be objective, of course, but it'd probably be even stranger to say to a reader, "So which does Roy like better, cheeseburgers or lobster?"<br /><br />I'm kind of weird : ) ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955854427063032485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-25548273059919877872009-06-01T21:12:35.529-04:002009-06-01T21:12:35.529-04:00I love character's internal thoughts. They ca...I love character's internal thoughts. They can be so much fun to read and write, but it is a technique I am still working on. Someday I hope to produce something as good as your examples.Amy DeTrempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785965181851533070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-16884020663454203582009-06-01T19:43:56.358-04:002009-06-01T19:43:56.358-04:00Good for you Danyelle! I can tell you have fun wit...Good for you Danyelle! I can tell you have fun with it, just because of your Carpe Musa(or something like that) Blog. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-63214911775883985772009-06-01T14:35:50.357-04:002009-06-01T14:35:50.357-04:00This is pretty much how I do it--through their int...This is pretty much how I do it--through their internal thought process, along with their dialogue and reactions to things. Characterization can be so much fun!Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-80764006159984554552009-06-01T13:17:00.175-04:002009-06-01T13:17:00.175-04:00Hey Candi,
Thanks for stopping by. You're so right...Hey Candi,<br />Thanks for stopping by. You're so right about it backfiring if misused. I would even think, if overused, it could become distracting to the reader.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-81857418396861972802009-06-01T13:16:17.039-04:002009-06-01T13:16:17.039-04:00Hi Jen,
I first noticed it in Camy's books awhile ...Hi Jen,<br />I first noticed it in Camy's books awhile back too. Really a neat way to do things. I think she and Cheryl may be crit buds, but I'm not positive. The glossary is fun, I agree.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-89003646641548440592009-06-01T13:08:51.819-04:002009-06-01T13:08:51.819-04:00Hi Jessica,
This is one of my favorite techniques...Hi Jessica,<br /><br />This is one of my favorite techniques. Although I don't use it myself - much, I enjoy it immensly as a reader.<br /><br />The one thing I find that you have to be careful with however, is setting up your technigued sentences so that if someone doesn't know what a certain item is, the sentence will qaulify it somehow in a readers head.<br /><br />Like the rucksack. In general converstaion, not everyone would know what a rucksack is. But the way she worded it with the mental image of a sack being hauled off her shoulders, leads the reader to understand without actually having to write:<br />"As if Harker's words hauled a heavy imaginary duffle bag used for carrying military supplies...<br /><br />This technique can backfire if you over-write the sent, or if you leave it without any supporting structure so the reader can't 'imagine' it right along with the writing.<br /><br />Those three examples you used are stellar. Kudos to Cheryl Wyatt!<br /><br />CandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-75835368678040498292009-06-01T12:23:37.244-04:002009-06-01T12:23:37.244-04:00Jessie;
I've noticed that technique in several nov...Jessie;<br />I've noticed that technique in several novels i've read lately. Camy Tang, Patti Lacy, and Ginger Kolbaba all use it. <br /><br />I think it ties the story together nicely, as well as teaching you some new things. <br /><br />Camy even has a glossary at the end of her first book (I haven't read the others; perhaps it's in all of them), which is a fun touch.<br />JenJeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-40357795475275718952009-06-01T10:58:24.005-04:002009-06-01T10:58:24.005-04:00Me too, Katie. As I'm revising I've already been t...Me too, Katie. As I'm revising I've already been thinking about this.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-33113335827283348962009-06-01T10:57:43.849-04:002009-06-01T10:57:43.849-04:00Well, you're entered Jeannie. :-) Great point abou...Well, you're entered Jeannie. :-) Great point about knowing he's military just by his thoughts.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-55396086750386241772009-06-01T10:56:50.632-04:002009-06-01T10:56:50.632-04:00Hi Angie,
I think she did too. I've heard she's ex...Hi Angie,<br />I think she did too. I've heard she's excellent at characterization and this seems to confirm it.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-89300757494742040622009-06-01T10:38:25.569-04:002009-06-01T10:38:25.569-04:00This is a great technique, and what an awesome way...This is a great technique, and what an awesome way to really deepen POV. Thanks for sharing. I will have to be more conscious of this as I write.Katie Salidashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159923761047042193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-4362001483052028512009-06-01T10:31:51.459-04:002009-06-01T10:31:51.459-04:00awesome analogies. just awesome! i would have kn...awesome analogies. just awesome! i would have known the POV character was a military guy even if you hadn't identified it first. what a great exercise to try with all our characters.<br /><br />i've heard a lot about this book, so that would be WAY cool to win it. :)Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-26931961148514978002009-06-01T10:09:56.870-04:002009-06-01T10:09:56.870-04:00To make the POV really convincing, I think the wri...To make the POV really convincing, I think the writer has to really stay in the "head" of the characters and never wander. Seems like the author did just that.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-74724905430999278072009-06-01T07:05:07.485-04:002009-06-01T07:05:07.485-04:00Hi Pen Pen,
What a great example! That's very nic...Hi Pen Pen, <br />What a great example! That's very nice and sheesh, I can see it so well. Really nice imagery.<br />Literary devices, aren't they lovely? :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-48740467938275524032009-05-31T22:25:36.401-04:002009-05-31T22:25:36.401-04:00:) I think it's a great idea to uses similes and o...:) I think it's a great idea to uses similes and other literary devices that draw from your character's upbringing or experience like the military ones you mentioned. If you can use those devices to expose more of the "world" ur characters are in, that is a HUGE boost to the characterization. <br />Example:<br />My main character of my WIP is from the South, and so she compares some tears moving down her father's face to the drips of condensation moving down the outside of a glass of iced tea.Pen Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18443147029903410419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-7617605712708800722009-05-31T21:03:31.167-04:002009-05-31T21:03:31.167-04:00Somehow I missed that you write memoir. That's...Somehow I missed that you write memoir. That's fascinating and such a challenge, I think.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.com