{"product_id":"point-of-view-leslie-watts-9781645010364","title":"Point of View: Why Narrative Perspective Can Make or Break Your Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinding the right point of view is one of the most important-and least understood-challenges writers face.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoint of view extends far beyond the choice of first, second, or third person. POV determines all that a reader knows about the world inside a story. Is the murder told from the criminal's, the detective's, or the victim's vantage point? An awful lot rides on that decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn short, a story's point of view guides the characters, message, and events that matter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Point of View: Why Narrative Perspective Can Make or Break Your Story, Story Grid Publishing Editor-in-Chief Leslie Watts provides examples from dozens of masterworks to help writers understand telling and showing points of view and narrative devices. Does a telling narrator live inside or outside the story? Is the focus of a showing POV external or internal? Every choice has an impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatts offers a revolutionary approach to point of view, demonstrating how deep study of narrative perspective can empower and uplift storytellers themselves. \u003cstrong\u003eWhen writers truly master point of view they can share the messages they want to share and bring their stories to life. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Watts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645010368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645010364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Story Grid Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.13d","brand":"Leslie Watts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579825766655,"sku":"9781645010364","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e779529c-f76e-4650-9d6b-e5129cbdb939.jpg?v=1763876919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/point-of-view-leslie-watts-9781645010364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}