Comments on: How to Decide How Many POV Characters Our Book Needs

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[…] When dealing with multiple cameras, POVs, how much is too much? Marcy Kennedy addresses the question during her guest appearance on Writers Helping Writers via a post entitled “How to Decide How Many POV Characters Our Book Needs“. […]

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Cynsational News & Giveaways | Michiko Katsu — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 22:01:16 +0000

[…] How to Decide How Many Point of View Characters Our Book Needs by Marcy Kennedy from Angela Ackerman at Writers Helping Writers. Peek: “One technique we can use for figuring out what’s best for our individual story is to write down all the potential point-of-view characters we might want to use, and then ask ourselves the following questions.” […]

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By: Traci Kenworth

Traci Kenworth — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 01:13:06 +0000

Good advice!! I’ll look this one up!!

By: Pirkko Rytkonen

Pirkko Rytkonen — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:49:04 +0000

I’m writing about a mother who gave her baby up for adoption as a teenager and the son who comes into her life after 20 years. Most scenes are in their POV, but should her husband’s POV be included since he has been clueless for half the book? The son’s biological father will come later when the son insists on finding him. I’m thinking it would be safe for me to include only the mother’s and son’s POV to be safe as I’m writing my first novel (maybe the last)?

By: Barbara Johnson

Barbara Johnson — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:01:42 +0000

In reply to Marcy Kennedy. Thanks, Marcy, for that suggestion. My youngest son is a high-functioning Aspergers young man. Many times jokes go over his head, then a couple of hours later, he gets it. Strange how that works for him. His doctor explained that he may not be the life of the party, but at least now he'll go to the party. Big improvement from a few years ago.

By: Linda Andersen

Linda Andersen — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 12:46:35 +0000

Thank you very much!

By: Selecting POV Characters and 7 Tips to Make the Most of Working with a Cover Designer - Marcy Kennedy

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 06:52:09 +0000

[…] If you’re not in need of a cover designer at present, I also had another post up this week at Writer’s Helping Writers about how to decide how many point-of-view characters our book needs. […]

By: Leslie S. Rose

Leslie S. Rose — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 03:45:18 +0000

Great criteria. Off to make a checklist!

By: Kristina Stanley

Kristina Stanley — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 23:33:31 +0000

In reply to Marcy Kennedy. And you certainly do.

By: Marcy Kennedy

Marcy Kennedy — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:13:59 +0000

In reply to liz n.. You might want to try out what Lindsay Buroker did in her Emperor's Edge series. She had a main POV (belonging to the protagonist) that stayed consistent across every book, but in each book she chose a secondary character to focus on and give POV scenes to. That's a really nice technique to use if you want to explore many points of view across your series without sacrificing reader connection and a feeling of continuity.