POV for Dummies
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Comment from barbara.wilkey
I would say you wrote a very good essay on describing the different forms of POV. They are very hard to work with unless you understand them. Once in a while I still get caught giving another person's POV without notifying my readers.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2016
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I would say you wrote a very good essay on describing the different forms of POV. They are very hard to work with unless you understand them. Once in a while I still get caught giving another person's POV without notifying my readers.
Comment Written 13-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2016
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So pleased you enjoyed this. It helped me to write it and I hope it gets across the information in some easy to understand English. Thanks so much. Mikey. :))
Comment from Jim Lorson Sr
Mikey, I read most of this, but lately, my attention span for some reason is becoming shortened. Maybe my cancers and other health issues or the meds I take is having this affect on my mind. I am going to bookcase this so I can read it to help me in understanding what it takes to write prose! It is a big challenge for me.
Mikey thank you for posting this essay. It will be a huge help for me!
You friend,
Jim
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2016
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Mikey, I read most of this, but lately, my attention span for some reason is becoming shortened. Maybe my cancers and other health issues or the meds I take is having this affect on my mind. I am going to bookcase this so I can read it to help me in understanding what it takes to write prose! It is a big challenge for me.
Mikey thank you for posting this essay. It will be a huge help for me!
You friend,
Jim
Comment Written 13-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2016
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So pleased you enjoyed this. It helped me to write it and I hope it gets across the information in some easy to understand English. Thanks so much. Mikey. :))
Comment from BOO ghost
boo IS A DUMMY, I NEED A pov. Nice story that took an abundance of time, I realize. BOO come back to collect his booty from his locker before his disappearing act. As you already know... might as well give some presents before the back door hits me where the Good Lord split me... he --he, nice story, appreciation for the extra effort done here, which is obvious. Author notes are a blessing for a cow-licked ghost like me... collect your doubloon, Lion King. See ya' in the after life, BOO!
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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boo IS A DUMMY, I NEED A pov. Nice story that took an abundance of time, I realize. BOO come back to collect his booty from his locker before his disappearing act. As you already know... might as well give some presents before the back door hits me where the Good Lord split me... he --he, nice story, appreciation for the extra effort done here, which is obvious. Author notes are a blessing for a cow-licked ghost like me... collect your doubloon, Lion King. See ya' in the after life, BOO!
Comment Written 11-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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Hey, Booooooo. Wondered where you've been. Sometimes your pieces are in the disabled section and you just have to activate them. I've found some there. Check it out. When you call up your portfolio it's the last category on the right. Click on it, all your posts may be siting there. Appreciate the doubloons. See you on Facebook and other places. :)) mikey
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thanks Lion King! wLL GIVE THAT A TRY. oNLY A COUPLE STORIES i WOULD LIKE TO HAVE. Good luck in that group, I am fixin' to stay offline for about a year so I can get more work accomplished. I will stick to novels... BOO!
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Novels are your forte. Stay in touch. You know where I'll be amounting to nothing. HAHAHA!!!
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You doing great Lion King! I mean that, my problem is that i do not hang around long enough to keep fans interested. i wish you buckets of luck Mikey. I will post here after I do about 600 pages. Thanks for the tip! Now, i can be a ghost Lion King. Oh, R U going to Spooky's wedding? just joking but you never know, seE ya' BOO!
Comment from Ulla
Mikey, you are a star!!! Thanks a lot for this essay that's puts it all in perspective. I haven't entered the potlatch recently as I was not sure what anybody was talking about. You have made that very clear and thanks for that. I'll join on Sunday and if I fail to get it right it's certainly not your fault. Thanks a lot for this clarification. Great job. All the best. Ulla:))
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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Mikey, you are a star!!! Thanks a lot for this essay that's puts it all in perspective. I haven't entered the potlatch recently as I was not sure what anybody was talking about. You have made that very clear and thanks for that. I'll join on Sunday and if I fail to get it right it's certainly not your fault. Thanks a lot for this clarification. Great job. All the best. Ulla:))
Comment Written 11-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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I was struggling for a while too. I tried to put all the fancy talk in English here so I'm thrilled it's a help. No worries on Sunday about getting it wrong or right. I got it totally wrong a couple weeks ago and they barely beat me at all. HAHAHA!
It's going to be a really fun challenge this week. You'll love it. See ya there. mikey
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
That was really interesting, Mikey, and helpful too. I'm writing in first person at the moment. I'd never heard of 2nd person! So I've learned something already! I must pop into your potlatch prose and see what else I can learn. Well done on writing this educational and very interesting piece. :) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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That was really interesting, Mikey, and helpful too. I'm writing in first person at the moment. I'd never heard of 2nd person! So I've learned something already! I must pop into your potlatch prose and see what else I can learn. Well done on writing this educational and very interesting piece. :) Sandra xx
Comment Written 11-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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Whew. I'm so pleased this made sense. I'm learning this and I tried to kind of put it in English without some of the fancy talk. LOL
We would LOOOOOVE to have you stop by. We are real friendly and darling people, you'd love us. HAHAHA! We have our little prose challenge on Sundays and they are too much fun. I totally got mine wrong and no one tried to execute me, so it's safe. See ya there. Glad you liked this. mikey
Comment from robina1978
You certainly got me confused. I understand now what point of view means. The first person I understand, but then you got me lost. At least you can use all now.
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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You certainly got me confused. I understand now what point of view means. The first person I understand, but then you got me lost. At least you can use all now.
Comment Written 11-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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It's complicated. We just keep talking it out and going over and over it. I'm starting to understand it more and more as time goes by. Glad you got some good info out of this. It just takes time. First person is one of the best ways to write stories. So that's a great form to know. mikey
Comment from giraffmang
Nice one Mikey,
We could spend months on this topic along. I love mucking about with POV, but as you say, it can get very messy! LOL
The second person is an interesting one as it used to be used a lot in the 1980s with burgeoning computer games and adventure books. you know the ones where you chose the story.
"You are in a dark room. you have a plaster, a rubber chicken and a butterfly. What do you do?" text based pc games. LOL - I used to love them.
Good piece with some solid info.
All the best
G
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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Nice one Mikey,
We could spend months on this topic along. I love mucking about with POV, but as you say, it can get very messy! LOL
The second person is an interesting one as it used to be used a lot in the 1980s with burgeoning computer games and adventure books. you know the ones where you chose the story.
"You are in a dark room. you have a plaster, a rubber chicken and a butterfly. What do you do?" text based pc games. LOL - I used to love them.
Good piece with some solid info.
All the best
G
Comment Written 11-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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Between you, Russell and Gloria, this stuff is actually sinking into my brain a little. So pleased this is in order enough to help out. Looking forward to Sunday. I'm feeling a lot more confident now. Thanks a bunch. mikey
Comment from William Ross
very good Michael a great write on first and third party writings, my mistake is I often mix the two together in a story, I have to learn to stay away from that. Great job on this.a great learning read. have a good day my friend.
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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very good Michael a great write on first and third party writings, my mistake is I often mix the two together in a story, I have to learn to stay away from that. Great job on this.a great learning read. have a good day my friend.
Comment Written 11-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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I know what you mean, William. I mix everything including tense. I'm finding that the better I understand this stuff though and the more I practice the better I get at it. Glad this was a help. That means I'm getting it myself too. Hope you can find some time to drop by on Sunday. Check out the Potlatch threads in the Challenges Forum. mikey
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Michael,
I enjoyed your POV explanation. Your did a great job explaining the 3 views in a fun way. Your story within a story of the POV possibilities added flavor to just reading about definition of the POVs.
The colored text was helpful, too. You have a great imagination that is expressed in your unique style--as it should be.
About 2/3 down:
know damn well she's thinking I'm fat. What's knew, Mary?
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new
Good job on a thorough explanation. Jan
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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Michael,
I enjoyed your POV explanation. Your did a great job explaining the 3 views in a fun way. Your story within a story of the POV possibilities added flavor to just reading about definition of the POVs.
The colored text was helpful, too. You have a great imagination that is expressed in your unique style--as it should be.
About 2/3 down:
know damn well she's thinking I'm fat. What's knew, Mary?
^
new
Good job on a thorough explanation. Jan
Comment Written 10-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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Oh yeah, "knew", good catch. Glad you liked this, Jan. I was worried I might not get it well enough to explain it in English. Whew. I'm relieved it came across clearly and you enjoyed it. Thanks a million, mikey
Comment from dejohnsrld (Debbie)
A very good post, mikey. This prose stuff is all new to me as well except for the bit we learned in junior high. HS was literature and in college the only English class in my program was freshman comp--no pov there, just the facts, ma'am. Interestingly I had to take two semesters of French. Go figure! These challenges make learning fun, though~Debbie
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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A very good post, mikey. This prose stuff is all new to me as well except for the bit we learned in junior high. HS was literature and in college the only English class in my program was freshman comp--no pov there, just the facts, ma'am. Interestingly I had to take two semesters of French. Go figure! These challenges make learning fun, though~Debbie
Comment Written 10-Aug-2016
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016
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Yep, I remember Freshman Comp. Pretty dry stuff. I did Latin instead of French. It's nowhere near as pretty a language. LOL
I'm loving these prose challenges. I'm surprised to find out how limited I've been in my prose writing. Jeesh. It IS fun. mikey