Using Characterization to Deepen POV
I'm reading Love Inspired author Cheryl Wyatt's novel Ready-Made Family . This is a sweet romance with an interesting plot and likeable characters. I'm really enjoying it. If you'd like to read a longer, more creative review, check out Jaime's blog. One of the things I noticed about the characterization in this book is how the hero, a pararescue jumper, constantly thinks of things in military terms. Here are a few examples: While they talked, questions popped through his mind like automatic weapon fire. As if Harker's words hauled a heavy rucksack off Amelia's shoulders, they lifted. The girl could scramble his brain faster than a missile lock scrambled fighter jet signals. So, anyone here know the sound of automatic weapon fire? (Maybe Kristen does, lol) Held a heavy rucksack? Seen fighter jet signals get scrambled? Nope. This is all in the hero's internal narrative, distinctly his POV. How do you like to show characterization? Have you ever