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دهان جرافيت خارجي<a href="https://almadinamisurata.ly/product/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA/" rel="nofollow">جرافيت دهانات</a><br /><a href="https://almadinamisurata.ly/product/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA/" rel="nofollow">دهان جرافيت خارجي</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-67727995398461876872011-11-19T17:03:57.824-08:002011-11-19T17:03:57.824-08:00That is the best explanation of when to use 1st pe...That is the best explanation of when to use 1st person I have ever heard/read, and I've been to a ton of conferences and conventions.Mark Muratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562597698193306363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-84454066345200675982011-11-18T06:00:51.352-08:002011-11-18T06:00:51.352-08:00Fantastic! I write what my characters say to write...Fantastic! I write what my characters say to write. But it is usually third. However, MG teens want first more often so they can live in the MC's head more. <br /><br />*waving*Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-15909409187271925532011-11-17T11:46:58.882-08:002011-11-17T11:46:58.882-08:00Great analysis! I usually write in first person, b...Great analysis! I usually write in first person, but am coming to terms with the fact that my WIP (which I've already started) needs to be in third. I'm not looking forward to those revisions, but as you pointed out POV really does make a difference.Caryn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338655819410392107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-45159011454348315752011-11-16T19:14:58.395-08:002011-11-16T19:14:58.395-08:00So glad you are back and that the kids can still g...So glad you are back and that the kids can still go to college! ;-) Great information. I am so new to writing and I am thankful for your thoughts.Tracy Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578915029993861396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-26026378957448989242011-11-16T18:09:17.231-08:002011-11-16T18:09:17.231-08:00Thanks for the tips. I don't choose 1st or 3r...Thanks for the tips. I don't choose 1st or 3rd consciously. I even did present tense once without thinking about it until I had a few pages done. I try not to write for a trend. Right now I'm writing omnipresent, which I've never tried before. It's a challenge!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-24369444809433871312011-11-16T09:12:50.485-08:002011-11-16T09:12:50.485-08:00Great thoughts. Makes it all the more confusing wh...Great thoughts. Makes it all the more confusing when we start a novel, though! We may not know a diff POV is best until we're into it a ways. Not a big deal I guess--we just try it out differently, and if it works, we make the big switch! :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-75137584281772141022011-11-16T09:08:35.145-08:002011-11-16T09:08:35.145-08:00"A strong voice does not necessarily mean tha..."A strong voice does not necessarily mean that your character has to be extremely outgoing, loud, funny, sarcastic, depressed, etc."<br /><br />This really hits home - it seems like it would have to be one of those things, but you're right, and it can't always be.<br /><br />Thanks for a very helpful and thought-provoking post, and glad you had an epiphany :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-63911392715004778652011-11-16T05:36:20.281-08:002011-11-16T05:36:20.281-08:00this is such a great point! and something i alway...this is such a great point! and something i always struggle with, which perspective is going to serve the story best. it's hard to tell, but i try to think of what am i more trying to get across, the internal struggle or the external one? not that either is mutually exclusive, it just helps me find a focus...<br />anyway, very insightful. great post, and I LOVE TINY COOPER!!!vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-77263930865005153652011-11-16T05:11:12.723-08:002011-11-16T05:11:12.723-08:00Yay for getting your computer back!
You bring up ...Yay for getting your computer back! <br />You bring up a great point. I usually have to think on it and just wait and see how the story speaks to me when I open up that fresh word doc. I'm in the process of changing a third person story to first person. After careful consideration, it's just the way my characyer's voice comes across better.<br />Lisa Gail Green had an excellent post on voice you could prolly find in her archives. Basically, for me, it's the way my character says things... like how that character describes a room full of people. Each person would describe the same room differently, so that's more or less what gives a character their own voice.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-74680316216194274582011-11-15T22:56:38.207-08:002011-11-15T22:56:38.207-08:00Glad you're back, Jess. :-)
I write in third b...Glad you're back, Jess. :-)<br />I write in third because I like it. You're right about voice having to serve the book. I just added a POV to a horror ms because its subplot created more tension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-53116155755640992992011-11-15T19:44:19.140-08:002011-11-15T19:44:19.140-08:00I've written in both POV's.
I agree with...I've written in both POV's. <br /><br />I agree with your point - "we should serve the story we are trying to tell. Don’t just pick a point of view for your manuscript. Carefully select the one that will evoke the most feeling and the greatest amount of engagement from your reader. Sometimes that POV is 1st person, but sometimes it isn’t."<br /><br />I let the voice come out as I start to write.<br /><br />Great post.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-7317809690043070272011-11-15T18:27:26.432-08:002011-11-15T18:27:26.432-08:00What a great analysis! Thanks for saying it so wel...What a great analysis! Thanks for saying it so well. <br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-19466941915042195872011-11-15T18:01:38.680-08:002011-11-15T18:01:38.680-08:00Awesome post with great points! I'm so glad y...Awesome post with great points! I'm so glad you got your computer back. :)Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323788304469008867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-78738533519817654932011-11-15T15:49:33.105-08:002011-11-15T15:49:33.105-08:00Oohh yes! This is why I don't like it when peo...Oohh yes! This is why I don't like it when people say they prefer a certain POV over another... it completely destroys the point. Some books are better in 1st person, others better in 3rd. Awesome post!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127447015151066065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-36226696675562839822011-11-15T14:05:33.470-08:002011-11-15T14:05:33.470-08:00Good advice. It's such a tough call, whether t...Good advice. It's such a tough call, whether to do first or third. And even tougher if you have to go back and change it after the book is written! : )Gail Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998497900316232330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-12747734087546647232011-11-15T13:02:12.843-08:002011-11-15T13:02:12.843-08:00Funny, but I just read Dear Editor's post on t...Funny, but I just read Dear Editor's post on this today. Her comments mirror yours! You can find her thoughts at http://deareditor.com/2011/11/15/re-is-3rd-person-pov-dead-in-mg-fiction/<br /><br />I appreciate the insights, since I'm writing my MG in 3rd person. Thanks!Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-28284587349103757552011-11-15T11:59:51.336-08:002011-11-15T11:59:51.336-08:00Excellent post! I've written one book in 1st p...Excellent post! I've written one book in 1st person and 2 in 3rd. My current work is 1st person. Usually when I write a draft I will swing back and forth until I find the POV that seems to work best for the story and characters.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-1756718879162067782011-11-15T11:37:19.077-08:002011-11-15T11:37:19.077-08:00An interesting take on an age-old dilemma...what p...An interesting take on an age-old dilemma...what point-of-view should I tell this story in? It almost seems like you should have a few pages written so that you can determine yourself if it has the voice to go the distance or not, right? Writing is so difficult. Le sigh.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-40905016763416776862011-11-15T10:37:15.266-08:002011-11-15T10:37:15.266-08:00Welcome back! I pretty much stick to 3rd person, ...Welcome back! I pretty much stick to 3rd person, but interesting still.DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-80342987142296546482011-11-15T10:14:00.138-08:002011-11-15T10:14:00.138-08:00Good point about first person needing a strong voi...Good point about first person needing a strong voice. A good example is Catcher In The Rye. It would be a completely different book if it was told in the third person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-5070096252203082942011-11-15T08:14:37.229-08:002011-11-15T08:14:37.229-08:00AWESOME post!!! I'm going to tweet right now. ...AWESOME post!!! I'm going to tweet right now. Very important lesson.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-22997514171251781152011-11-15T08:02:20.205-08:002011-11-15T08:02:20.205-08:00I love writing in first person, for the reason of ...I love writing in first person, for the reason of immediacy that you mentioned. Although that POV comes easiest to me, I'm trying to experiment with third person right now. I think you're right about some stories working better with one or the other.<br /><br />Isn't Will Grayson, Will Grayson terrific?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-63750840139774449732011-11-15T07:50:29.544-08:002011-11-15T07:50:29.544-08:00This is a great post. I'm going to file it awa...This is a great post. I'm going to file it away in my "things to ponder" file for my current WIP. Thanks!Ann Bradenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948850218207863022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-80964242759584657672011-11-15T07:43:16.788-08:002011-11-15T07:43:16.788-08:00Everything involved must serve the story, absolute...Everything involved must serve the story, absolutely. The hard part is knowing ahead of time which is right. You can't always know, and re-writing it, while worth it, is a lot of work.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com