Point of View Problems

You know that time when you wonder if you've really chosen the right point of view for your masterpiece? Yeah, I hit that. Last night, my critique group pointed out that I have a decided lack of internalization from my protagonist, which makes it hard to feel really connected with him or the world. I suppose that's one of the risks you run when you decide to write in third person; all I know is that I'm deathly afraid of info dumping or getting far too into a character's head and getting rambly.

So I write in third person and struggle through the omniscient/limited fight. I'm working on finding a way to add more character thoughts without seeming too forced, but I'm also wondering if I shouldn't have written this book in first person. I really, really hate writing in first person (probably because I don't read it much) but it would likely help to immediately get in the character's head. And I've always been curious to try writing an alternating point of view story.

Has anyone else struggled with point of view like this? Which PoV do you like writing in the most and why?


P.S. If anyone has any job openings they know about, would you please let me know?

Nothing to Say

This week has been super slow on the writing front, but not for lack of trying. I graduated a week ago today, spent Sunday bidding Anchorage adieu, and flew back to Colorado super early Monday morning, complete with a budding cold. After not even twenty four hours at home, I got on another plane to Boise, Idaho for a video shoot with my dad (he's working on training videos for cable installers at the moment, in case you were curious), and returned home yesterday morning. At the moment, I'm still sick, but slowly getting better. I hope to get back on the Writing Bus today or tomorrow, and start up the Looking For A Job truck as soon as I feel better.

Sorry for the short post this week, friends. Hopefully, next week will be longer and more on topic!