{"id":2559,"date":"2019-05-17T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pelicanbookgroup.com\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2019-04-24T08:21:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T14:21:26","slug":"creating-suspense-using-multiple-points-of-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/creating-suspense-using-multiple-points-of-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Suspense using Multiple Points of View"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThere are a number of different point of view (POV) techniques a writer can employ such as first person (“I”), third person (“she”), omniscient (all-knowing), and variations on these techniques. One of my favorites to read and what I prefer to use when writing my novels is multiple limited third person POV. <\/span>Multiple third person<\/span> POV involves writing separate scenes from the viewpoints of each of the characters. However, one character is generally more closely followed throughout the story, and is typically a main character.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe limited third person point of view with multiple narrators<\/span> is a traditional story-telling technique used by writers to increase suspense, tension, and a sense of crisis. Two different ch<\/span>apters may contain scenes taking place at exactly the same time, just in different locations.<\/span> To keep multiple points of view straight, it is common to switch viewpoints from one chapter to another. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSome readers aren’t overly fond of this technique. Personally, I love it. Most of my favorite authors employ multiple points of view to follow multiple story line that always collide in the end to create amazing drama. Sometimes I wonder how these seemingly non-related stories are going to come together which only ups the anticipation, and when they do, the result is usually a thrilling grand finale.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAll of my novels are narrated in <\/span>multiple limited third person POV. I found this technique especially effective when creating my Risky Research Series since characters come and go throughout the series. For example, FBI Agent Devyn Nash played a fairly minor role in the first novel in the series, A Dose of Danger, but having a few chapters from her point of view helped to solidify her role in future novels. She took on a larger role in A Taste of Tragedy, and in the third novel in the series, A Foundation of Fear, Devyn plays a leading role. By now, I hope readers have a vested interest in her relationships and her career. This POV also helps to reintroduce characters by giving them more of a platform so that each novel can stand alone. So, whether you’re new to the Risky Research Series or have been with it from the start, I hope you’ll check out the newest installment, A Foundation of Fear, and enjoy the use of multiple limited third person point of view.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAuthor of A Foundation of Fear –<\/span> Kim McMahill<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"\"\"\"\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are a number of different point of view (POV) techniques a writer can employ such as first person (“I”), third person (“she”), omniscient (all-knowing), and variations on these techniques. One of my favorites to read and what I prefer to use when writing my novels is multiple limited third person POV. Multiple third person POV […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[504],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editing-writing-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}