All writers want to make their readers feel like they are inside the skin of the characters. But it’s easier said than done. So how exactly do we make the reader feel like they are living in the character’s body? Deep point-of-view.
There are a lot of different ways to pull this off. But today I’m going to share my top 4 tips and techniques for immersing your reader in your story and making them feel like THEY ARE the character.
See, you don’t want your reader to think about what your plot would feel like if it happened to them. Because then your character doesn’t really have a unique personality of their own — with desires, fears, and misbeliefs. Instead, the reader is like “well, this would be exciting/scary/horrible for ANYONE to deal with” < but you don’t want them thinking of your character as just “anyone.” No, your character is much more special than that!
The magic of reading a story comes from the experience of stepping into a character’s shoes and feeling what they feel — living vicariously through them. But you only really feel submerged in a story is when that story is written in deep POV.
In today’s episode of WritersLife Wednesdays, I share
- my 3 best tips for writing in deep POV
- a list of filter words you can cut from your novel right now
- a cool BONUS TIP for character voice proven by psychology
- examples of deep POV vs shallow POV
Let’s talk.
Let’s talk about deep POV. What is your go-to method of submerging readers in your story? Do you use any of the techniques I talked about in this video? If you’re on a spree of cutting words from your novel, you might like this post. Comment below and tell me your best tip for writing in deep POV!
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