tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post4539401627572310628..comments2023-11-05T01:09:57.170-07:00Comments on Mark Noce Stories: Debate on POVMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-26088392721904476592010-08-03T17:33:17.788-07:002010-08-03T17:33:17.788-07:00Personally, some of my favorite books have a singl...Personally, some of my favorite books have a single POV. With a single point of view I find that I'm able to identify with the character and really live the story as the protagonist.<br /><br />However, that being said. If you have an un-likable or fundamentally flawed main character it can be tiring to have a single POV. For example in George RR Martin's books I would go crazy if I had to read a whole book from Sansa or Jaime's POV. I need to change POV to Arya or Jon Snow to keep my sanity!Leiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858914344611778827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-85148270737742661392010-08-03T16:47:48.731-07:002010-08-03T16:47:48.731-07:00I think that George RR Martin is a perfect example...I think that George RR Martin is a perfect example of how to write multiple POVs well. You also bring up a good point regarding 1st and 3rd person, which gets me to thinking how that really can effect the usefulness of multiple versus single POVs in a novel. Very cool:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-49558149911932076132010-08-02T16:39:59.680-07:002010-08-02T16:39:59.680-07:00I think it depends. You can certainly have more th...I think it depends. You can certainly have more than one POV in a story and be very successful (George RR Martin, Robert Jordan), but you can also lose control if you start writing a different POV for EVERY character, whether they're relevant in the larger scheme of things or not(again I refer to the above mentioned).<br /><br />A lot of my favorite authors either use a single POV (often told in the 1st person) or several. How well they pull it off is tied into their talent as a writer in general as opposed to the number of characters and their perspective on things.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375626649089998707noreply@blogger.com