Comments on: Changing Your Manuscript’s Tense, Point of View http://kidlit.com/2009/04/19/changing-your-manuscripts-tense-point-of-view/ A place for people who love, read and write children's literature. Tue, 22 May 2012 02:20:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Sarah http://kidlit.com/2009/04/19/changing-your-manuscripts-tense-point-of-view/comment-page-1/#comment-9456 Sarah Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:47:07 +0000 http://kidlit.com/?p=185#comment-9456 Thank you! Thank you for letting me know I'm not the only dunderhead out there switching POVs like outfits when getting ready for a first date. I have switched from third-omniscient, to first, back to third - but third-limited. And I completely agree that once you've blown up the manuscript once or twice, it does free you from it in an odd sort of way. You get used to letting go. Now (hopefully) I won't be crushed if I'm asked for a bigger revision. Great blog! Thank you! Thank you for letting me know I’m not the only dunderhead out there switching POVs like outfits when getting ready for a first date.

I have switched from third-omniscient, to first, back to third – but third-limited. And I completely agree that once you’ve blown up the manuscript once or twice, it does free you from it in an odd sort of way. You get used to letting go. Now (hopefully) I won’t be crushed if I’m asked for a bigger revision.

Great blog!

]]> By: Tudor http://kidlit.com/2009/04/19/changing-your-manuscripts-tense-point-of-view/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 Tudor Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:14:19 +0000 http://kidlit.com/?p=185#comment-3684 I just discovered your blog and, as I saw somebody else comment, it does sometimes give me the feeling you're looking over my shoulder as I work, write and make mistakes. This particular post, however, hits closest to home. I read it as I was halfway through switching my current manuscript from first to third person and it kept me from feeling crazy for doing so. It also gave me the courage to go BACK to first person when I just couldn't get the right feeling from the third person approach (so I'm a dunderhead; at least I'm not alone!). Thanks for all your insight / advice! I just discovered your blog and, as I saw somebody else comment, it does sometimes give me the feeling you’re looking over my shoulder as I work, write and make mistakes.

This particular post, however, hits closest to home. I read it as I was halfway through switching my current manuscript from first to third person and it kept me from feeling crazy for doing so. It also gave me the courage to go BACK to first person when I just couldn’t get the right feeling from the third person approach (so I’m a dunderhead; at least I’m not alone!).

Thanks for all your insight / advice!

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