Writing Tips - The Ultimate Guide to Tense & Point of View | Writing Tips

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1st person? 2nd person? 3rd person? Omniscient? Present tense? Retrospective? What are all these things, how do you use them, and why am I so obsessed with point of view? RELATED VIDEOS: Psychic Distance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUwgJY_1LjU 2nd Person: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fcyS9UHvjU&t=1s MY SHORT FICTION: ☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾"Solarium" in Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾"Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾"Wishbone" video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾"Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:50 - The POV spectrum 4:44 - 1st person present tense 10:41 - 1st person past tense 15:00 - 2nd person 16:30 - 3rd person present tense 19:35 - 3rd person past tense 23:04 - Omniscient POV 24: 24 - Other POVs 24:59 - How to choose the POV of your story MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Website: http://www.shaelinbishop.com Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop