Comments on: Point of View – It’s Not Just A Camera Lens

By: Vicki Lewis Thompson

Vicki Lewis Thompson — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:43:38 +0000

Hey, Cynthia! It’s fun for me to see my book used as an example for POV. And thanks to our discussion the other day, I *finally* understand deep POV, which I think is what you plan to cover next time. If I’ve ever done it, it’s been totally unconscious, which is too often my writing technique, LOL. Oh, and I love the picture, too. Do you own a pair of boots like that? If so, I wanna see them in Nashville, girl!

By: ArkansasCyndi

ArkansasCyndi — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:34:22 +0000

Thanks for all the comments. I apologize for the late response on my part. We left Florida on Monday morning to drive home to Arkansas after 4 months of Florida Snowbirding!

I hope my “view” of POV helped. Like I said, it’s how I use it when I write or critique.

And Edie – stuff like “my brown eyes” Drives Me Nuts! I’m not sure WHAT color my eyes are. I always write “green” in all the official blanks, but seriously, it’s the last thing I would think about myself. ARGH!!!

Thanks for the comments. I hope next month to continue this chat.

By: Marian Pearson Stevens

Marian Pearson Stevens — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:41:31 +0000

Cyndi,

The view through the camera lens is great. But also pointing out how the character’s background is important since what they see, smell, etc., can conjure up such differnt emotions. Great point! Thanks!

By: Patti

Patti — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:36:22 +0000

I’m a beginner at this and am unpublished. Thank you for your explanation of POV. I recall the first time I read about POV. I, too, had no idea what people were talking about. Now I understand what is means; however, your digging into the levels of POV was very helpful. Also, Edie’s comment about “my brown eyes flickered” is something I was guilty of doing and my mentor quickly caught that one!

By: Edie Ramer

Edie Ramer — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:21:54 +0000

Cyndi, love the picture! That’s very cool.

We had our chapter meeting on Saturday, and a friend was reading a book by someone we both know. The POV in the book is in first person. Though my friend liked the book, she complained that the several times the writer had phrases like “my brown eyes flickered.”

That bothered my friend. People don’t think of their own eye color like that. I wondered whether a non-writer would catch it, but I think they would unconsciously. It would pull them out, though they wouldn’t know why.