POV: A Story with a View...or Two...or More

When's the best time to shift POV in a story? I talk about this in my latest Writing in 140 post at The Blood-Red Pencil! Come read the post at B-RP and offer your thoughts!

TIP: characters thinking

I hate these feelings, she thought to herself.

Cut "to herself". Unless, *snickering* the character is suffering from multiple personality disorder, and thus we actually need to differentiate among the many selves in the mind.

Story Trumps Innovation - Latest Blood-Red Pencil Post

Are you trying to be innovative in your writing? Are you remembering the STORY? Check out my latest post, "Story Trumps Innovation" @ Blood-Red Pencil to read my thoughts on the subject. Leave comments - link

Check Out My Latest Piece "The Ups and Downs of Storytelling" at Daily Tablet

Do you know what the Daily Tablet [link] is?

Daily Tablet is a brand-spanking new site, and its goal is to deliver the latest, greatest, hottest and coolest writer-friendly stuff directly to your inbox each weekday.

I recently joined DT as a DT Expert, someone to help inspire writers to...well, WRITE!

My first monthly post is LIVE at the site today. Titled "The Ups and Downs of Storytelling," the short piece looks at the importance of minding the horizontal and vertical aspects of your story. To learn more, you can check out this link. The short piece is also available under DT's archives.

Come check out "The Ups and Downs of Storytelling" and let me know your thoughts! Also, make sure you subscribe to Daily Tablet so that you can get daily writing news in your inbox!