https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/ Writing Excuses Transcripts - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:56:00 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios wetranscripts community https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/6234.html Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:56:00 GMT https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/6234.html Posted by: <span lj:user='mbarker.livejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=92151&amp;t=I'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://mbarker.livejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>mbarker.livejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />Writing Excuses Episode 23: Viewpoints<br /><br /><a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/07/14/writing-excuses-episode-23-viewpoint/">http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/07/14/writing-excuses-episode-23-viewpoint/</a><br /><br />The episode was introduced as viewpoints and tense, but they grew too intense and didn't have enough time to talk about tense.<br /><br />The key points: 1st person and 3rd person limited are the current standards. 1st person means the story is told by ME, and I do everything. 3rd person limited means he (or she) is doing things, with the POV following one character. First person has easy identification (up close and personal). Third limited allows better handling of large casts and multiple viewpoints, plus making it easier to keep secrets from the readers. <br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/6234.html#cutid1">details . . .</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br />Writing Prompt: we've talked about keeping secrets. Write a scene in third person limited where the viewpoint character has a secret that they do not want any other characters to know about.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=wetranscripts&ditemid=6234" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/6234.html 1st person tense person point of view 3rd person limited pov 3rd person Startin' With Me, Jake Owen hot public ext_88293 0