Master Fiction Writing

Whose Eyes, Which Truth? Mastering POV in Your Novel (with Live Rewrites)


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POV isn’t just a grammar choice - it’s the engine that controls intimacy, suspense, and what your reader knows when.

In this craft-deep episode, we demystify point of view by breaking it into three practical dials (access, scope, and distance) then walk through the pros and cons of first person, third limited (close and deep), free indirect style, omniscient, objective, second person, epistolary, multiple-POV, and stream of consciousness.

To make it real, we take a baseline scene (Edward at Inkerman hearing Pendleton’s voice) and rewrite it in each POV, showing exactly what changes on the page and how those changes shape reader experience, for better and for worse.

You’ll learn how to pick the right lens for a scene, avoid head-hopping and tense drift, trim filter words for immediacy, and keep character voice aligned with era and education.

Ideal for both first-time novelists and seasoned writers tuning their instrument!

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