[stylist] POV exercises

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Andi,

All you really need to do is just write in a POV you don't usually write
in and see how it goes. Sometimes different POV's can help define
characters, plot, direction and plain POV even if you decide to stick
with another POV once writing the finished draft.

We didn't do a lot of exercises in class, though we did do this from
time to time. We studied a lot of published material and analyzed and
discussed it and a majority of class was spent workshopping each other's
manuscripts.

Just simply write something using a certain POV and person. There is
really no right or wrong here and is all up to you and what you want a
story to focus on. Changing up POV and person can also make a story
fresh since it's not in a common POV.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:58:39 -0400
From: "Andi" <adrianne.dempsey at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Irish novel, historical fiction and POV
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Jackie I am with you on this Follett thing.  I was forced to read
pillars for one of my western siv classes as it didn't sound interesting
to me.  I red the big book in two days  because I put it off so long.
It was so good to me and It made me read all his other work.  Bridgit I
am sorry you didn't like those books but all of his work is so different
and yet similar.  What didn't you like about the books, as that will
determine if you might like others of his work.  I love his character
development and the way he makes you understand all points of view.  It
does not happen with the pillars character William, I was defanatly not
saddened by his outcome.  However in most all of his other books you get
a since of each character even the ones you don't like.  He mostly
focuses on world war 2 but he branches off even righting one non fiction
about the rescue of IDS workers imprisoned  in Iran, though this is not
my favorite Follett book.  The stories are all different from one
another but the way he builds his characters' is always the same except
his early work which was not as good in my opinion.  If it was something
about the story itself I might suggest reading another of his works but
if it was his character development then you will be disappointed with
all of it.  As far as form I do need to play around with different
styles I am not diverse in this way.  I have really only found success
in two forms but would like to play around with more.  Do you remember
any exercises you did in the classes you took that encouraged changing
forms?

Andi