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Using an Uncommon POV? Humor Can Help

Using an Uncommon POV? Humor Can Help

How comedy can enhance the first-person plural.

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Andrew Belfry
Jul 05, 2023
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Choosing a point-of-view (pov) for a story can be tricky.

First, second, and third-person pov each have their strengths and drawbacks. Beyond that, there are subcategories within these povs—like third-person limited and complete omnipresence. And I won’t even get into the artistic choice of it all.

One of the more underutilized points of view in storyte…

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