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1st vs 3rd
Winter_Knight:
--- Quote from: OZ on July 02, 2012, 05:01:56 AM ---The only reason that I can think of to do this is to build tension. If you know something is happening that the main character doesn't, it can heighten the tension as you wait to see how he/she is going to deal with it when it surprises them. Maybe there are other reasons but I can't think what they would be.
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*Points up.* Yeah, mainly that, LOL That was the only reason I did the dual POV in one book.
Nicodemus Carpenter:
I personally dislike this technique. I'm perfectly fine with multiple perspectives, but if it's done as a one off, or just to provide a bit of dramatic tension (where the audience knows something but the protagonist doesn't), it always lessens my immersion, and frankly strikes me as lazy writing. It's perfectly possible that someone has used this technique to great effect, or that I'm unjustly discounting it because I'm stubbornly set in my own preferences. I'm not any kind of literary buff, and have no formal training. I'm just a guy who reads 5-6 novels a month, and would like to write stories for a living someday. Still, the stories I find most engaging tend to either stick with one perspective to maximize empathy, or weave together a braid (or in some cases, a tapestry) of perspectives together to allow for more complexity and broader scope.
Winter_Knight:
--- Quote from: Nicodemus Carpenter on July 02, 2012, 06:03:50 AM ---I personally dislike this technique. I'm perfectly fine with multiple perspectives, but if it's done as a one off, or just to provide a bit of dramatic tension (where the audience knows something but the protagonist doesn't), it always lessens my immersion, and frankly strikes me as lazy writing. It's perfectly possible that someone has used this technique to great effect, or that I'm unjustly discounting it because I'm stubbornly set in my own preferences. I'm not any kind of literary buff, and have no formal training. I'm just a guy who reads 5-6 novels a month, and would like to write stories for a living someday. Still, the stories I find most engaging tend to either stick with one perspective to maximize empathy, or weave together a braid (or in some cases, a tapestry) of perspectives together to allow for more complexity and broader scope.
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No, actually, you're right IMHTGO. I used it in that one book because it seemed to fit the work. Doesn't mean it was right or WASN'T lazy, LOL
Nicodemus Carpenter:
I was with you for the I, M, H, and even the O, but you lost me on the T and G.
Winter_Knight:
--- Quote from: Nicodemus Carpenter on July 03, 2012, 12:54:34 AM ---I was with you for the I, M, H, and even the O, but you lost me on the T and G.
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LOL In My Honest To God Opinion. XD
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