tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post8097249948464329700..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: If I Had Two Heads I’d Have Two Points of ViewJosh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-60395064016011265822018-06-01T16:49:02.832-07:002018-06-01T16:49:02.832-07:00Thanks for your comment, Gayle. And I agree, we sh...Thanks for your comment, Gayle. And I agree, we should pick the POV that fits the story. However, I think if I was reading a serious story and there was a POV from a dog or a crow it would throw me out of the suspension of disbelief and I'd probably stop reading.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-39997438185873821942018-06-01T11:46:14.525-07:002018-06-01T11:46:14.525-07:00I pick the POV that fits the story I'm telling...I pick the POV that fits the story I'm telling. The three P.I. series that I write are all First Person because it's their story they're telling, but in other of my books there are too many characters to stick with one POV. I like the idea of going from First Person to Third Person in a book. That lets the writer and the reader have the best of both. A fellow writer, Bruce Cook, told a story from several people's POV, each seeing an event from a different angle. He even had a crow and a dog have a POV. Quite good and fun.GBPoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190573764848658894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-20770342555019519532018-06-01T06:42:02.393-07:002018-06-01T06:42:02.393-07:00Thanks, Dieter.Thanks, Dieter.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-28007027472703221302018-06-01T06:15:53.517-07:002018-06-01T06:15:53.517-07:00Well said, Paul — do what’s right for the story.Well said, Paul — do what’s right for the story.Dietrich Kalteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403361738445161528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-34559815700818463702018-06-01T05:54:17.926-07:002018-06-01T05:54:17.926-07:00Thanks, Jacqueline. It does seem like different po...Thanks, Jacqueline. It does seem like different points of view work for different kinds of writing. It really seems that whatever's best for the story will come out.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-92011984640274802002018-06-01T05:43:40.419-07:002018-06-01T05:43:40.419-07:00The unreliable first person narrator has become a ...The unreliable first person narrator has become a major tool in crime writing of late. I find first person narration works well in my YA novels but I generally prefer third person narration for mystery where I can shift point of view.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.com