By:
Jeni Chappelle
What
deep POV is
Deep
POV (Point of View) has been increasing in publishing for the last 20 years or
so, and it’s getting more popular every year. Sometimes it’s also called tight or close POV.
If you’ve ever gotten feedback from an editor or
agent, chances are they said something about deep POV. But it’s a tricky
concept for many writers. I’ll admit, it took me a while to wrap my head around
it. So just what the heck even is deep POV, and why does it matter?
A
quick reminder
There
are three basic POVs:
- First
person: uses “I” to refer to the main character and is limited,
ie, the narrator can’t disclose anything the main character doesn’t know.
So other characters’ thoughts and feelings and events that happen outside
the POV character’s presence are out.
- Second
person: uses “you,” as in “You head down the shadowy hallway and see a dim
light at the other end.” This one is also limited, but it’s
barely used, as it’s really hard to do well and even harder to read.
- Third
person: uses the main character’s name or “he/she.” Can be limited or omniscient—omniscient
means the narrator knows everything everyone is doing, thinking, and
feeling at all times.
Since
second person is so rarely used, I’m just going to talk about first and third
person here.
Deep
POV refers to that limited perspective, and it can be used in
any limited POV. But it takes it a step further than traditional limited
viewpoint. Deep POV seeks to mimic the way we perceive situations in real life.
With a deep POV, the narrator only tells things that the POV character is
consciously aware of. Here’s an example:
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