Optional Question this month:
Whose perspective do you like to write from best, the hero (protagonist) or the villain (antagonist)? And why?
I write romance, so I usually write in third person (close) with points of view for the love interests. They don't always alternate back and forth equally. I write the POV of the person I think fits that scene the best. Sometimes it's because I want the reader to know what's in his or her head.
What about you?
You are probably writing more about real people with romance, and they are a little of both.
ReplyDeleteMy first book was in first person, but I do enjoy giving insight into the other love interest.
DeleteI'm not good at writing from the villains POV. I want some hope and positivity.
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way Bish! Often my antagonists are circumstances or nature rather than people.
DeleteWriting the scene from whichever protag fits the scene best is a great way to approach it, and it also reduces the stress of writing it. I do, however, love to give the reader a little bit from my villain's perspective, too. #Mwhahahaha...
ReplyDeleteHaha It's a way to show your villain isn't one dimensional.
DeleteThat makes sense when writing romances. I don't write from the villain's POV either.
ReplyDeleteI'd hate to write horror and have to write from the antagonist. Of course, I'd hate to write horror period.
DeleteI prefer novels with multiple points of view, not just one.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Even first person can alternate POVs.
DeleteGetting both allows the reader to see differing perspectives
ReplyDeleteAnd sometimes that can provide great insight.
DeleteI also do third person in the POV of the person who best fits the plot at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI think it pulls the reader more deeply into the character.
DeleteNot all stories have an actual hero or villain. Some books - romances usually - just have people and events in every day life. The story is still interesting.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Mine don't always have actual villains.
DeleteBoth are fun, but without the hero, you don't really have a story, so that's the essential one to me.
ReplyDeleteGotta have an protagonist. lol Though the "antagonist" isn't always a person. Sometimes it can be circumstances or even nature.
DeleteIn books I like writing from multiple POVs but mostly the good guys. But in a short story, I'll do 1st person villain. It's fun to be the bad guy for a little while.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. And welcome back!
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