What is Point of View? | Literary Techniques 101

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What is point of view? Though often overlooked for flashier or more exciting writing topics, it's actually one of the most important topics in writing, and one of the most complex. Understanding point of view is foundational to being able to construct a strong story, since it sets the limits and rules for how your story is expressed. Let's talk about this crucial--though over undervalued!--writing topic.
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@cindyjoyner1426 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this!! I was actually struggling with this very thing in a story I’m working on right now. Perfect timing 😊👍Much appreciated!

@TheOrganizedWriter 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. POV can be hard. I started my second novel planning for it to be first person in order to be close to the protagonist, but while writing an early scene, I realized the situation he was in was something that most people would be a bit puzzled by, but the nature of this character meant he did not. Writing that other people would react to this, but I don't, sounds kind of silly, so instead I actually decided to change to third person close, making this kind of details simpler to convey.

@luxuriousxluluette4959 5 ай бұрын

Hi I actually wanted to ask if reedsy had a dark mode since being in front of a screen bright and writing kinda hurts my eyes when it’s so bright If so do you know how to turn it on?

@lindajohnson4204 5 ай бұрын

I believe that KZfaq may have a dark mode, but honestly, I wouldn't trust my recall right now. I guess my memory is sometimes an unreliable narrator. But if I was going to try to have dark mode right now, I'd probably go straight to the Settings>Display for the whole phone. On the side of YT having their own is the fact that it's a sort of "dark theater" effect. On that basis, I think I remember YT having Dark mode. I'd look it up, but then I'd have to use both hands, and the other one is sprained!