tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post1334583281634096137..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: Harmless by Dana ReinhardtTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-50960042069675724882009-03-24T17:44:00.000-05:002009-03-24T17:44:00.000-05:00AwesomeAwesomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-44856489720616536552009-03-05T14:08:00.000-06:002009-03-05T14:08:00.000-06:00I'm like Marcia: I usually enjoy stories with mul...I'm like Marcia: I usually enjoy stories with multiple POVs, where you can see that different people have different interpretations of the truth, for different reasons. But I'm beginning to see how this can play havoc with the reader's sympathies, and I'm definitely beginning to see that less is better -- that carefully-chosen deft touches make for a finer story than a lot of heavy-handed painting and too-busy sketching of details.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-51131001564393220912009-03-05T08:56:00.000-06:002009-03-05T08:56:00.000-06:00james patterson makes multi POVs work but its toug...james patterson makes multi POVs work but its tough! Thx for visiting me!Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-73570620686077896332009-03-05T07:47:00.000-06:002009-03-05T07:47:00.000-06:00I know what you mean about wondering if particular...I know what you mean about wondering if particular authors are right for you or not. I normally will give two books a chance by and author, and give up after that unless I'm really convinced otherwise.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-30232061848821317452009-03-05T07:07:00.000-06:002009-03-05T07:07:00.000-06:00In general, I enjoy different POVs on the same set...In general, I enjoy different POVs on the same set of events. But the big risk is that they won't all be equally compelling. I wonder if multiple POVs, like description, are one of the main things that cause readers to skip?Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.com