Reviews for MY HEART TO FEAR
Aw, snap. A couple of wonderful, fabulous people who took the time and made the effort to read and review my new novel mentioned that the POV switch was confusing.
So sorry about that. Here's what I have to say: though POV refers to 1st-person, 2nd-person, 3rd person, most readers think it refers to the character's point of view who's speaking and whose interior thought is catalogued. That's true in 1st-person. My narrator is 3rd-person omniscient, so all-knowing. The narrator knows everyone's thoughts and motivations. Since more than one character might inhabit any given scene, it's not always possible to shift gears for each character when you have a fully omniscient narration. Most writers use limited omniscience (the all-knowing is limited to one or two characters) but in this novel the characters' backstories are integral to the plot so that was the choice I made. I knew it might be somewhat confusing.
One other thing: I sort of suck at formatting. Although there should have been section breaks for most of the shifts, they may not all have shown up. My bad. Truly.
Having said that, I'm so happy y'all stayed with it despite your confusion. I so very much appreciate it. Seriously. The sequel is coming soon. Already written. Thanks!!!
So sorry about that. Here's what I have to say: though POV refers to 1st-person, 2nd-person, 3rd person, most readers think it refers to the character's point of view who's speaking and whose interior thought is catalogued. That's true in 1st-person. My narrator is 3rd-person omniscient, so all-knowing. The narrator knows everyone's thoughts and motivations. Since more than one character might inhabit any given scene, it's not always possible to shift gears for each character when you have a fully omniscient narration. Most writers use limited omniscience (the all-knowing is limited to one or two characters) but in this novel the characters' backstories are integral to the plot so that was the choice I made. I knew it might be somewhat confusing.
One other thing: I sort of suck at formatting. Although there should have been section breaks for most of the shifts, they may not all have shown up. My bad. Truly.
Having said that, I'm so happy y'all stayed with it despite your confusion. I so very much appreciate it. Seriously. The sequel is coming soon. Already written. Thanks!!!
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