tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post7571625504754800912..comments2024-03-23T02:45:17.058-04:00Comments on Tales of Goldstone Wood: Yet Another Post About the Omniscient NarrativeAnne Elisabeth Stenglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-38446321457075714672014-11-09T17:28:05.820-05:002014-11-09T17:28:05.820-05:00Glad to help, Jemma! :)Glad to help, Jemma! :)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-8161029108231019902014-11-09T01:20:33.001-05:002014-11-09T01:20:33.001-05:00Thank you so much for answering my question. I rem...Thank you so much for answering my question. I remember the scene in Veiled Rose, and think it's quite eloquent and cool! I understand what you're saying about head-hopping and writing, it's neat. I've noticed it, but never thought about it that way before, thanks. :)<br />-AmeriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-91249049577694907602014-11-08T11:53:54.445-05:002014-11-08T11:53:54.445-05:00Third-person omniscient is my favorite style of st...Third-person omniscient is my favorite style of story to read. I don't mind head-hopping at all, so long as it's done well... but that can be said about any part of the writing of any story. For instance, I kind of hate reading first-person narrative, and used to put a book back if I saw any hint on the first page that the book would be told from that perspective. I've matured a bit, and can handle some 1st-person novels now, if they're done well.<br /><br />I guess what I'm saying is... there's a place for all styles, because there are all sorts of readers out there, and we're not all always going to like exactly the same style and stories... which is such a wonderful thing for those of us who aspire to be authors. :)<br /><br />Thanks for tackling this subject!Jenelle Leannehttp://jenelleschmidt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-65619053785608413782014-11-07T17:42:56.078-05:002014-11-07T17:42:56.078-05:00Thanks Michelle, it makes sense now!
JemmaThanks Michelle, it makes sense now!<br />JemmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-47836203843738807702014-11-06T22:41:29.366-05:002014-11-06T22:41:29.366-05:00I love the use of multiple-perspective POVs... It ...I love the use of multiple-perspective POVs... It makes the story stronger, more interesting, and less centered on one specific character and more centered on the overall theme and storyline. Yes, it must be intentional, though. Great post!Alicia G. Ruggierihttp://www.abrighterdestiny.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-60228999946027208022014-11-06T21:44:29.789-05:002014-11-06T21:44:29.789-05:00Yay for this post! I find it interesting how you ...Yay for this post! I find it interesting how you specify that omniscient narrative is pretty much whatever it takes to tell a good story; that really clarifies it for me. And that initial reviewer of Heartless has such a bad attitude! : OAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401287896327956210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-57349421421370264652014-11-06T21:00:42.499-05:002014-11-06T21:00:42.499-05:00Thank you for this post, Anne Elisabeth. Omniscie...Thank you for this post, Anne Elisabeth. Omniscient narrative is my favorite narrative voice to write. I was not aware that it was looked down upon, but I know from personal experience that it can be very difficult to master.<br /><br />I had read articles warning against head-hopping and was admittedly trying not to do too much of it but your post helped me to take a step back and evaluate head-hopping in a different way. So, thank you very much!<br /><br />I'll be looking forward to your next post on omniscient narrative!Arielle Melody Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651308960712330062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-84044420612899547452014-11-06T20:16:15.814-05:002014-11-06T20:16:15.814-05:00Jemma, the word omniscient means "having comp...Jemma, the word omniscient means "having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things." So in the case of writing, it means a point of view that allows the reader to know...well, if not quite 'everything,' then a lot more than other POVs. You're not limited to just one character's knowledge. Hope this helps! =)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-68050424602292154882014-11-06T17:26:33.015-05:002014-11-06T17:26:33.015-05:00This post will probably be very helpful to me in m...This post will probably be very helpful to me in my writing life, if I only knew one thing, what does omniscient mean?<br />JemmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-28632542502677812232014-11-06T17:26:12.774-05:002014-11-06T17:26:12.774-05:00This post will probably be very helpful to me in m...This post will probably be very helpful to me in my writing life, if I only knew one thing, what does omniscient mean?<br />JemmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-87672282809882073372014-11-06T12:40:23.623-05:002014-11-06T12:40:23.623-05:00This is such a helpful post. I'm trying to do...This is such a helpful post. I'm trying to do more omniscient writing in my own work since it gives you more power to examine scenes from different perspectives. Not sure how well I'm doing with it yet, but its fun experimenting. I love all forms of narrative and have found that seeing a story from an outside narrator is very fun. I like writing first person, too, but I tend to write in the present tense when I do, and that can be limiting. When my first book was edited, the editor at the publishing company got onto me because I switched to a different character's perspective in the middle of a chapter. I rewrote the chapter because I thought that's what you were supposed to do. Now I'm not so sure.<br /><br />And, I loved the way Heartless was narrated! We were able to see the story from many different perspectives, and I don't think it would have had the same impact if you'd just focused on one character. That's what's so great about reading but also so frustrating. One person can love a book for certain reasons, and the next person can dislike it for the exact same reasons. If you're striving to use the gifts God has given you, and if you're proud of your work, that's what matters. I try to remind myself of that all the time. God bless you.Meredithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-45208457566495656522014-11-06T12:32:11.402-05:002014-11-06T12:32:11.402-05:00Very well said, Mrs. Stengl! I myself have never r...Very well said, Mrs. Stengl! I myself have never really tried my hand at the omniscient POV...although I'd like to someday. I really enjoy books that pull it off well, like yours of course, as well as The Chronicles of Narnia and other such things.<br /><br />Like Tyrean Martinson said, I hardly notice head hopping when it's done well. But when it's choppy and poorly executed, it is somewhat annoying. (But I suppose that *anything* done poorly in a book is that way too...)<br /><br />Anyway, you are definitely one of those authors that makes this POV sing! :) There's such a charm about your books; I love it.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-92133933768635100102014-11-06T10:48:54.806-05:002014-11-06T10:48:54.806-05:00I admit I'm not a fan of head hopping, but I n...I admit I'm not a fan of head hopping, but I never even noticed it in your book . . . or I just thought you did a great job of it and went with it. I notice head hopping when it isn't done well, or when two characters thoughts are referenced together like "The kids all thought that . . ." - and I'm not fond of that, unless the kids are all telepathically linked.<br /><br />As you stated in your post, if it's done well, it works. <br />Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-2826145493254678262014-11-06T10:44:37.831-05:002014-11-06T10:44:37.831-05:00Thanks for writing this. I use mostly third perso...Thanks for writing this. I use mostly third person narrative; very rarely do I user omniscient narrative, and I do that when a large shift/scene break of POV would be awkward. However, the times I have used it fit well when it came to storytelling. I have nothing against omniscient narrative, as long as it is used wisely.<br /><br />I never knew omniscient narrative was so looked down upon by some people. Maybe I just haven't come across a bad example of it yet :)Sarah Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534995329201730109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-54446320066799471342014-11-06T07:12:56.193-05:002014-11-06T07:12:56.193-05:00Thanks Anne, this article was helpful to me person...Thanks Anne, this article was helpful to me personally. I keep keep coming back to the omniscient point of view. I gave 1st and 2nd a real try but they just didn't fit. <br />I think some of these critics that are so enamored of first-person are kind of touchy-feely and somebody out there is trying to discredit some great books.Psalms w guitarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847581096934828921noreply@blogger.com