I have worked with three different publishers now, all independents, and one thing they always stress in editing is pov. For the non-writers out there, those letters mean point of view. Here’s a dictionary definition of it for you: the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook from the events are depicted and by the attitude toward the characters. Confusing? For me it proved to be an elusive creature as far as pinning it down and understanding. Even though I have written several books in a single pov, I loved to switch povs, seeing hearing, thinking from the different characters. I loved to have multiply povs, sometimes as many as there were characters in the book. Publishers, at least those I’ve dealt with, didn’t. I had to corral my povs, put the little devils in order, and sacrifice letting the readers know everything everyone thought, saw, did, felt, etc. To further confuse the issue, different publishers have different rules. Some want each pov in a separate chapter. Some accept an aster bar between switches inside chapters. Some accept from paragraph to paragraph. Lately, the big boys, meaning those you see in all the book stores and on the racks in grocery stores, don’t seem to care at all. I don’t have time much anymore for pleasure reading, but in the last six books I have read, from the big publishers, I’ve found pov nightmares with switches inside paragraphs with very little to signal a switch, and not occasionally, but pages of it. My imaginary red pen quivered with the desire to mark, not only pov switches but misspelled words and glaring inconsistencies, yet obviously these books sell. I’d love to give examples, but I would probably end up in trouble, copyright and all that. I read and wonder, is this some new style, or are the big boys sliding in quality? Cutting corners on editing time? Are the smaller, independent publishers in their bid to be recognized, jumping ahead in writing quality?
The slang for switching from one pov to another is commonly called head-hopping. Does head-hopping drive you nuts, lose you, make you want to scream? Even if you don’t understand the definition, you know when you’re reading as if one character is telling you the story and suddenly it shifts off, coming from the other character. When that happens, do you prefer a clear signal of when the writer is switching from one character’s view point to another? In chapters? Paragraphs? Sections? Do you prefer a story written in only one pov or several? Or do you care at all about point of view and just keep reading?
BIO:
Born in Oklahoma, but raised in Arizona she feels a native to the state and has settled in the high desert country. In a quiet, rural area with a family who tolerates her writer’s single-mindedness, she presents us with unique science fiction and fantasy while under Larion produces western and contemporary romances, many laced with paranormal settings, all with strong characterizations and suspenseful plots, capable of dragging you into a story in a genre you thought you didn’t care for. At her website, http://www.larriane.com, Larriane AKA Larion Wills, you can keep abreast of releases under both pen names, keep up with new releases through various publishers, and she invites you to contact her at larriane@larriane.com
BLURB: The Bastards of Ran, science fiction sweet romance
From the atrocities of war a decision was made to save their race and their world. Protection of those of paramount value must be assured by any means. Ships orbiting their planet were built. Only when their planet would not support even war, the last and lowest, the military, were sent to the ships. From the age of seven when his training began, Jaylon knew only military. Guard duty in the Paramount lounge should have been an easy assignment though he was warned by his peers to never trust the Paramounts, especially the woman. Many played a game, flirt with military, and report them for punishment for breaches of protocol. His secret assignment, discover the trickster and the method behind the self-moving, sometimes attacking objects. From the first night, Tieanna caught his attention. She didn’t flirt. She tormented, using a formidable weapon, the truth. Hidden behind the lies, corruption, and betrayal of all but the chosen few, was the Paramounts’ fear, resurrection of the Bastards of Ran. Surely they and their powers were no more than legend. Who could believe in powers of the telepathic mind to healing with the touch of their hands? Jaylon did not. Still, if the belief of the Bastards, and their belief all were equal, revived then too would revolt and treason?
184 comments:
I don't even notice so-called POV 'mistakes' if I'm engrossed in the story. I suspect most readers don't care either.
Not certain who came up with these POV 'rules'. If you read literature from the 80s, 70s and earlier, POV is all over the place. Did we care? Did we notice? I didn't. Some of those stories I still love.
To me, if just keeping with the lead characters' POVs stifles the story or lessens its impact, that's wrong.
I have to say that head-hopping drives me nuts. Switching from one POV to another inside the same scene becomes confusing to the reader. We think we're following a particular character's perspective, but another character intrudes on the story flow, and we are taken right out of the story.
We have to sort out the confusion before we can relax again and get lost in the tale.
My preference is to choose POV scene by scene. In full-length novels the POV can be given by the H/H or a secondary character. POV can also be changed chaper by chapter.
Best of luck with your release. I wish you many sales. Thanks for visiting!
Best--Adele
Larraine, I'm one of those that if there's a pov switch, and I can't figure out who this character is, I stop reading. Sometimes, if I like the story, I'll go back as far as I need to figure out who this character is. Yes, pov switches drive me crazy. I'm with Adele on this one.
Don't think the readers care much at all. Certainly some editors are sticklers on it. It's a hard rule for me to follow when I write. These different viewpoints today are interesting and give me more patience with strict editors.
see, readers are as all over the place as publishers. lol. personally i think if the switches are well defined so the readers doesn't get lost they can add a lot to the story. I however, do bend to the publishers preferences. oh, and many times moan over the great parts i have to take out. lol
I agree, Larriane. I think if a reader has ever tried writing and/or been subjected to an editor often enough to know what "POV" is, they will look for it and (presumably) sneer if the author switches outside of some strict guideline other people make.
What matters to me is the flow. My editor doesn't like omniscient POV's, yet sometimes they are important when there are a lot of characters and no particular character stands out to provide the POV.
My next book has that a couple of times. Ex: protag has head injury, and between him passing out and waking up again, I need to deliver important information. If it doesn't impede the flow of the story, if it's quality information, wouldn't the lack of the info be more distracting than having to pop out of POV for a paragraph?
I would say, if it's a scene with lots of people and no one stands out to take the POV, having a minor character do so, say, near the beginning, and segueing through action/dialogue to perhaps another POV, should not disinterest or disturb the reader much at all.
I can usually deal with it as an author if it's done write. Honestly, Nora Roberts is the only author I've ever read who does it and it's never bothered me. Most authors who do it, confuse me for a bit before I re-read the sentence. Now, this was even before learning was POV was a few years ago.
Now, since I purposely only do one POV a chapter, I hate reading head hopping. So even as a reader before coming a writer, I hated it.
seems we have another winner ,traps sounds really great too :)
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