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Arthur Herzog
American
Novelist
About the author
Vesco was always on the trail in search of money.
Arthur Herzog,
American
Novelist
#Money
But if two's company, three's a crowd - and that demands the omniscient point of view.
Arthur Herzog,
American
Novelist
#Company
But whatever the POV, and the difficulty of forcing the action into a particular frame, stay within it.
Arthur Herzog,
American
Novelist
#Action
#Difficulty
It's also possible to have two third person singular points of view, as represented by two characters through whose eyes the story is told in alternating chapters, say.
Arthur Herzog,
American
Novelist
#Eyes
The main advantage of the omniscient approach is that it's the easiest to handle. That's the major reason so many writers select it.
Arthur Herzog,
American
Novelist
#Reason
#Writers
The universal narrator knows all and can enter a character's head any time he chooses.
Arthur Herzog,
American
Novelist
#Character
#Time
To fake it is to stand guard over emptiness.
Arthur Herzog,
American
Novelist
Understanding POV is essential, or ought to be.
Arthur Herzog,
American
Novelist
#Understanding