poppyseed

 Got a lovely question on curiouscat about how I decide which character's POV to write in for fic. One of my favorite kinds of question is the kind that makes me explain what is usually a gut check, so let's figure this one out together, haha, because an easy answer doesn't immediately come to mind.

Before I actually answer, I'll clarify that I can think of three different categories of fic re: POV deciding. First: stories where the story is About One Character (e.g. Emma AU was always going to be from Hyunjin's POV! He's Emma!). Those are easy. Second: stories where I just end up using multiple POVs anyway (e.g. i blame myself / i blame you, what's mine is yours). Easier because I "don't have to choose," harder because actually you're just doing more choosing of who tells which parts of the story. And third, which I think speak more to the question: ship stories where it could easily be from either POV because the plot doesn't hinge specifically on one character's arc. I'm mostly going to be discussing the third kind, with splashes of the other two tossed in for style points.


So to frame the conversation: what does POV do?( Read more... )