As a novelist, who is telling your story is one of the most important decisions you'll make at the outset of each novel. POV sets the tone for the story and draws the reader into the lives of your characters. But how do you decide which point of view is best for the book you're writing?
Author and Editor, Dave Lambert, brings his expertise to the topic of POV, offering POV definitions, examples, and suggestions.
The lecture was originally given at an American Christian Writers conference. If you want more information on their conferences and services visit www.acwriters.com.
Dave Lambert is the author of ten published books. He has received numerous awards for magazine articles and short stories published in such places as Virtue, Moody, Story, Christian Parenting Today, Sweet Sixteen, Decision, Montana Magazine, Campus Life, Outreach, and many other periodicals.
David has an M.F.A. in fiction writing from the University of Montana. He has held a variety of positions in publishing, spending eighteen years as an acquiring editor at Zondervan, most of that time as executive editor for fiction, and three years as senior fiction editor at Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. David is the editorial director for Somersault.
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