Can/should a character who only appears in one chapter have their pov portrayed? - CrimeSpace2024-03-19T01:41:31Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:150146?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A151156&feed=yes&xn_auth=nothanks Laurie, I agree--clari…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-13:537324:Comment:1625512008-10-13T12:59:09.711Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
thanks Laurie, I agree--clarity is everything!
thanks Laurie, I agree--clarity is everything! As long as the reader knows w…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-12:537324:Comment:1624382008-10-12T18:27:46.418ZLaurie Bhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LaurieBind
As long as the reader knows whose head you are in, you can do whatever you want.
As long as the reader knows whose head you are in, you can do whatever you want. i love ruthless!
yes, i did i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-09-19:537324:Comment:1604562008-09-19T15:51:17.699Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
i love ruthless!<br />
yes, i did it--and i felt so sad for the girl being murdered. I think readers will too, hopefully.<br />
thanks for that, very good advice, Dennis!<br />
keep it going--and make it as exciting as possible!
i love ruthless!<br />
yes, i did it--and i felt so sad for the girl being murdered. I think readers will too, hopefully.<br />
thanks for that, very good advice, Dennis!<br />
keep it going--and make it as exciting as possible! Of course you can, Carole. Yo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-09-12:537324:Comment:1598652008-09-12T22:05:14.835ZDennis Leppanenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TheWarbler
Of course you can, Carole. You can write it from a duck's POV if you want to, just write the best damn chapter you can write. Make 'em turn the pages, use every ruthless trick in the book to get them to flip the next page. Leave 'em hanging so they gotta peek at chapter Three.
Of course you can, Carole. You can write it from a duck's POV if you want to, just write the best damn chapter you can write. Make 'em turn the pages, use every ruthless trick in the book to get them to flip the next page. Leave 'em hanging so they gotta peek at chapter Three. Yes, go for it if it makes th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-09-12:537324:Comment:1597872008-09-12T01:52:40.963ZJulie Lomoehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/julielomoe
Yes, go for it if it makes the novel stronger. My new novel begins with the POV of the first victim, and I couldn't imagine having written it any other way. But it's a relatively painless death - the victim has mild dementia, and at first she thinks the killer is her husband, come back from the dead to embrace her.<br />
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I've seen this technique used fairly often in books that might be characterized as suspense novels or thrillers, often as a prologue. The section is isually fairly brief, so the…
Yes, go for it if it makes the novel stronger. My new novel begins with the POV of the first victim, and I couldn't imagine having written it any other way. But it's a relatively painless death - the victim has mild dementia, and at first she thinks the killer is her husband, come back from the dead to embrace her.<br />
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I've seen this technique used fairly often in books that might be characterized as suspense novels or thrillers, often as a prologue. The section is isually fairly brief, so the reader doesn't have time to get overly attached to the character. Tess Gerritsen uses it a lot, for example. If you're writing a cozy, it might be a little over the top.<br />
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Good luck with your revision! Right!
I should be so lucky t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-08-14:537324:Comment:1556932008-08-14T15:19:09.540Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
Right!<br />
I should be so lucky to get an editor!<br />
I mean the THING would have to have been accepted!<br />
seriously, I do understand what you mean.<br />
And you're quite right--it's the Editor's word that dictates! hmm.<br />
thanks Loretta!
Right!<br />
I should be so lucky to get an editor!<br />
I mean the THING would have to have been accepted!<br />
seriously, I do understand what you mean.<br />
And you're quite right--it's the Editor's word that dictates! hmm.<br />
thanks Loretta! I love third person...it's th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-08-14:537324:Comment:1556872008-08-14T15:04:52.650ZLoretta Wheelerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LorettaWheeler
I love third person...it's the only way I write (so far);)...and I think, as long as it's relevant to the story you should be able to show it from the character's pov...remember all the old movies where they're actually showing it from the deceased pov? Well, maybe you could find a way to bring it back through again later...but if not...I still think it should be able to "stand" alone if it's a necessary part.<br />
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The consolation is...(wicked grin) your EDITOR will "certainly" let you know if you…
I love third person...it's the only way I write (so far);)...and I think, as long as it's relevant to the story you should be able to show it from the character's pov...remember all the old movies where they're actually showing it from the deceased pov? Well, maybe you could find a way to bring it back through again later...but if not...I still think it should be able to "stand" alone if it's a necessary part.<br />
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The consolation is...(wicked grin) your EDITOR will "certainly" let you know if you can't do this...rolling my eyes and laughing.....<br />
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Lo thanks!
Yes, it sounds as tho…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-08-14:537324:Comment:1556642008-08-14T09:53:43.268Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
thanks!<br />
Yes, it sounds as though it does work well.<br />
That's more or less what I have done.<br />
The why is the thing in my story.<br />
I love plots like that.<br />
Again, thanks very much!
thanks!<br />
Yes, it sounds as though it does work well.<br />
That's more or less what I have done.<br />
The why is the thing in my story.<br />
I love plots like that.<br />
Again, thanks very much! My day job has a long commute…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-08-14:537324:Comment:1556472008-08-14T02:51:20.408ZD. C. Hawkinshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CurtDaniels
My day job has a long commute, so I do a lot of audio books. My current listen is <i>The Sinister Pig</i> by Tony Hillerman. In the first chapter we have a distant POV from a character that I assumed would be the protagonist. Chapter two opens with this character being shot in the back and killed. I'm 40% through the story, but it is working very well so far with a big piece of the mystery tracking the why of that murder.
My day job has a long commute, so I do a lot of audio books. My current listen is <i>The Sinister Pig</i> by Tony Hillerman. In the first chapter we have a distant POV from a character that I assumed would be the protagonist. Chapter two opens with this character being shot in the back and killed. I'm 40% through the story, but it is working very well so far with a big piece of the mystery tracking the why of that murder. so true!
and what an opening!…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-15:537324:Comment:1515852008-07-15T11:42:28.646Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
so true!<br />
and what an opening!<br />
My story is not in the first person--but even in the third that I'm doing I write certain scenes from varying points of view--one consistent pov for the chapter/character.<br />
As for that chapter with my poor young lady who gets murdered.<br />
that chapter (in third person) shows the reader how she feels about everything--her life, her relationships (no backstory though)--<br />
and then when the killer attacks her--we (hear/read) why--or enough of why to keep us reading.<br />
That's…
so true!<br />
and what an opening!<br />
My story is not in the first person--but even in the third that I'm doing I write certain scenes from varying points of view--one consistent pov for the chapter/character.<br />
As for that chapter with my poor young lady who gets murdered.<br />
that chapter (in third person) shows the reader how she feels about everything--her life, her relationships (no backstory though)--<br />
and then when the killer attacks her--we (hear/read) why--or enough of why to keep us reading.<br />
That's how i've adapted it.<br />
Tried first person, and couldn't do it that way.<br />
thanks for comment!