We have decided to proceed with an anthology of writings from group writing prompts. This will be in e-book format for the time being at no cost. Virginia has offered to prep this book but each submission should be edited. Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2019.
Prompts:
Headwaters Writers’ Guild
February 24, 2019
Third Person Point of View
Third
person POV is used when your narrator is not a character in the story. Third
person uses the "he/she/it" narrator and it is the most commonly used
POV in writing.
There are 3 main types of Third Person POV:
Third Person Limited: Limited means that the POV is limited to only one character. Which means that the narrator only knows what that character knows. With third person limited you can choose to view the action from right inside the character's head, or from further away, where the narrator has more access to information outside the protagonist's viewpoint.
There are 3 main types of Third Person POV:
Third Person Limited: Limited means that the POV is limited to only one character. Which means that the narrator only knows what that character knows. With third person limited you can choose to view the action from right inside the character's head, or from further away, where the narrator has more access to information outside the protagonist's viewpoint.
Third Person Multiple: This type is still in the
"he/she/it" category, but now the narrator can follow multiple characters
in the story. The challenge is making sure that the reader knows when you are
switching from one character to another. Make the switch obvious with chapter
or section breaks.
Third Person Omniscient: This point of view still uses
the "he/she/it" narration but now the narrator knows EVERYTHING. The
narrator isn't limited by what one character knows, sort of like the narrator
is God. The narrator can know things that others don't, can make comments about
what's happening, and can see inside the minds of other characters.
Taken from:
http://www.thebeginningwriter.com/2012/03/look-at-different-types-of-point-of.html
Prompts
Tell a story of a
new relationship from both people’s perspectives. Here’s the catch: there
should be no scenes between the two of them. You can only use descriptions to
other characters, diary entries, thoughts, dreams, and anything else that
doesn’t involve contact between the two main characters.
The forest at
Eryn’s End has a history of paranormal activity. Most recently, a young couple
has disappeared while on a day hike. Write a story using either the perspective
of one person from the couple, the perspective of one person of the couple and
one of the potential rescuers or the perspective of the forest as an omniscient
voice.
A vacationing
family comes across a lone building called “Curiosities and Collectibles” while
driving from the big city to the remote cabin they have rented for a week.
Inside they find an elderly man tending the shop that looks strangely like an
older version of the father/husband.
Write a story using the perspective of the
father/husband and the old man.
Jennie and Matt go
on a double date with Jennie’s best friend Clara and her new boyfriend Jake.
Tell a story using one of the third person points of view.
Four co-workers,
who have worked together at the factory for years, finally have their numbers
come up in the Super 8 Lottery. Tell the story using one of the third person
points of view.
It’s Bill and
Carol’s wedding day! Write a story from the point of view of the bride, the groom
and the priest, who has known them both since they were children.
Five siblings
gather for the reading of their widowed mother’s will. Choose one of the third
person points of view to tell the story.
Maggie Magee wants
to skydive for her 60th birthday. Her daughter is horrified and her
husband is elated. Tell the story from each person’s point of view.
The Manor on the
Hill is an old Victorian home that has been converted to a bed and breakfast and
is haunted by several ghosts and one malevolent spirit intent on burning the
place down. Choose a third person point of view to tell a story of how the
ghosts and/or their living guests attempt to get rid of the “Fire Starter”.
Next Meeting: Sunday, March 10th, 1:30pm
Judy is leading.
