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Power Of Point Of View: Make Your Story Come To Life (2011)

by Alicia Rasley(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1283468972 (ISBN13: 9781283468978)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Writer's Digest Books

review 1: I’ll tell you how much I like this book:Someone enters my study with his jolly stride and rosy cheeks, his summer curls bouncing around a friendly face. He asks if he could have a look at THE book.I look at him and leave my work on the side. I’m knitting a sweater. Without taking my eyes off him I stand up. Slowly. I stand now stone-hearted, my hands are on the sides, ready. The small trembles of my fingers are the only movement of my body. I hold my breath.Suddenly, with the speed of a crazy cobra I pull out my gun and point it right between his sky shimmer eyes. The poor fellow twitches in fear.“If you leave a single greasy little fingerprint on IT I’ll ...” But I don’t get to finish because he is already running down the stairs. Screaming.I pull my gun back.... more My mouth mimics a smile and after restoring my inner balance I return to my knitting. It’s going to be a wonderful sweater. My niece will love it.That’s how much I like this book.The End
review 2: This is the second time I've read this, and I think it's the best book available on viewpoint for writers. Rasley parses POV in a way I've never seen before. For example, she divides omniscient narration into three categories: objective, classical omniscient, and contemporary omniscient—all of which are different from distant third. Interesting. I don't always agree with her, especially in her application of voice and viewpoint to children's books. [Though I love the Narnia chronicles, I most emphatically do not believe that CS Lewis captured an authentic child voice for the Pevensie children. And I also do not think that Dean Koontz captures it either.]But none of this detracts from the excellence of this book. I recommend it to many of my writing students and freelance clients. less

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