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infographic, Point of View, POV, Reedsy, Ricardo, writing advice, writing perspective, writing tips
Reedsy recently published an inspired infographic on the differences between the third person limited point of view (PoV) and the third person omniscient one. As they say, an image is worth a thousand words, so here is the perfect way to understand the differences between the two.
Many thanks to Reedsy for letting me share this.
Mick Canning said:
Personally, I like 3rd person limited. That takes you on their journey.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Nice. Personally, I use first person in my short stories, as it helps with a deep PoV. For my longer works, I like 3rd person limited, like you.
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Mick Canning said:
We’re clearly in the same camp, there. I wrote my novel in the first person present to give immediacy, but also because it was important that the narrator was as much in the dark how the plot progressed as the reader.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
I always worry that a first-person PoV can get tiresome in longer works. I’m glad you pulled it off!
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Mick Canning said:
Admittedly, it’s a short novel!
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The Story Reading Ape said:
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
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Marcia said:
Great infographic, Nicholas. Personally, I think 3rd Person Omniscient is very difficult to do well. In my own books, I write multiple POV’s, being careful to switch only at new chapters or at least new scenes, to avoid any confusion as to whose head we’re in. (And I stick to only a couple of the main characters).
If my main character is a female, I write her in first person, and everyone else in 3rd. If my main character is a male, all POV’s are written in 3rd person. I’m not sure I could write 1st person as a male character. Would probably lose some authenticity with that.
I like knowing what’s going on in more than one head, but since I don’t normally care for omniscient POV, even as a reader, I don’t try it as a writer. And this graphic is a good reminder of how tricky it can be.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
You’re wise not to try it 🙂 With the exception of Douglas Adams, I can’t think of any great examples of omniscient 3rd person.
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Richard Fayet said:
Glad you enjoyed the infographic! Omniscient 3rd is kind of making a come back right now, but it’s a very difficult POV to swing…
Interesting that you do 1st person for female but wouldn’t do it for male. Is it that you don’t feel like it, as an author, or that you don’t think the result would be good?
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gibsonauthor said:
Reblogged this on s a gibson.
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Let's CUT the Crap! said:
Excellent! 🙂
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Yay 😀
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V.M.Sang said:
What a useful post. Thank you very much.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Yay! I’m glad you thought so 😀
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Richard Fayet said:
Glad you enjoyed the infographic! We had a lot of fun making it 🙂
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kimwrtr said:
Reblogged this on Kim's Author Support Blog.
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Don Massenzio said:
Reblogged this on Don Massenzio's Blog.
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jjspina said:
Great post, Nicholas! I like third person limited myself. Also like first person too. It all depends on the story. Thanks for sharing this. Infographics are a perfect way to demonstrate POV. 😃
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Well said – it all depends on the story!
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Richard Fayet said:
That’s what we thought! But it did take us a while until we came up with the murder mystery idea for the infographic. Glad everyone seems to enjoy it 🙂
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The Owl Lady said:
Reblogged this on The Owl Lady.
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