Point Of View... Right... Where to start? Or should I rather say: Who to start with?
The boys of the Sphere-World series have been brought up as gentlemen. So it's good old "Ladies first".
It is Bella who gets the first word in.
In The Sphere (book 1 of the Sphere-Worl series) she is the lead character. The one whose life is turned upside down. The one who struggles to keep everything from falling apart; within herself and her environment.
Not that I want to diminish Dylan's or Nick's contribution, but book 1 of the Sphere-World series is mostly about Bella her background, and her fights. And it is she, who tells her story.
My other characters get their say as well.
And I make sure to give them the opportunity to tell things from their point of view.
The boys of the Sphere-World series have been brought up as gentlemen. So it's good old "Ladies first".
It is Bella who gets the first word in.
In The Sphere (book 1 of the Sphere-Worl series) she is the lead character. The one whose life is turned upside down. The one who struggles to keep everything from falling apart; within herself and her environment.
Not that I want to diminish Dylan's or Nick's contribution, but book 1 of the Sphere-World series is mostly about Bella her background, and her fights. And it is she, who tells her story.
My other characters get their say as well.
And I make sure to give them the opportunity to tell things from their point of view.
After all: Nobody is better suited to tell what it is like to become human, what it feels like to change than Dylan, the gentle alien himself.
Then there is Nick. Nobody experiences his pain and conflicts first hand but the man himself. So it is he, who needs to tell us what it feels like to have his hopes and dreams shattered; in his own words - not via a narrator, who would only ever be able to give us a second-hand account; reheated; regurgitated; less than full-on.
It allows for deeper insights into a protagonists's character, and it makes for a more intriguing emotional landscape. And at the end of the day, my books are about emotions as much as they are about futuristic scenarios, historic events, and plain old imaginary worlds.
I hope this explains why my books always have multiple POVs.
So far I had almost 100% positive feedback on this policy; apart from one beta reader, who found a particular transition between POVs confusing.
Needless to say: I remedied the issue. Thanks for pointing it out, dear reader. It is this kind of constructive criticism that makes the story better, the narrative more concise, and ultimately improves the reading experience.
It allows for deeper insights into a protagonists's character, and it makes for a more intriguing emotional landscape. And at the end of the day, my books are about emotions as much as they are about futuristic scenarios, historic events, and plain old imaginary worlds.
I hope this explains why my books always have multiple POVs.
So far I had almost 100% positive feedback on this policy; apart from one beta reader, who found a particular transition between POVs confusing.
Needless to say: I remedied the issue. Thanks for pointing it out, dear reader. It is this kind of constructive criticism that makes the story better, the narrative more concise, and ultimately improves the reading experience.
I genuinely hope you enjoy reading stories with different points of views.
Because one man's Valhalla is another man's Hell!
Because one man's Valhalla is another man's Hell!
Book 1 and 2 of the Sphere-World series are out now on Amazon.
The Sphere and The Odyssey are both #free on #kindleunlimited
Enjoy!
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