I recently read an article by someone else on this topic (link below) which I was not familiar with at all, but I undrstood yours better.
Of course I know 1st person vs 3rd person but didn't realise the levels or sliding scale of how intimate we are with the mind of the narrating character. Despite the examples I've seen, I don't think I ever read a book that includes deep pov and I'm only now noticing the difference between 1st person telling and explaining as if they know we're listening/reading their thougts, and 1st person in the privacy of their own mind unaware of anyone seeing what they think.
It probably doesn't help that I do narrate, explain, flashback in my own mind and alternate talking to myself in 2nd or 3rd person 😬
I still enjoy all the books I read which don't use the fancy interiority/deep pov. Maybe I'm a bit simple but I'm ok with that.
I’d bet you’ve been reading books with deep pov all the time and just didn’t know that was what it was. Maybe now that you have a better understanding of what it is, you will start to notice it in the books you read.
I recently read an article by someone else on this topic (link below) which I was not familiar with at all, but I undrstood yours better.
Of course I know 1st person vs 3rd person but didn't realise the levels or sliding scale of how intimate we are with the mind of the narrating character. Despite the examples I've seen, I don't think I ever read a book that includes deep pov and I'm only now noticing the difference between 1st person telling and explaining as if they know we're listening/reading their thougts, and 1st person in the privacy of their own mind unaware of anyone seeing what they think.
It probably doesn't help that I do narrate, explain, flashback in my own mind and alternate talking to myself in 2nd or 3rd person 😬
I still enjoy all the books I read which don't use the fancy interiority/deep pov. Maybe I'm a bit simple but I'm ok with that.
https://open.substack.com/pub/reneefountain/p/direct-thought-vs-interiority-getting?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3q5dtw
Hi, Sam.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
You’re not “simple.”
I’d bet you’ve been reading books with deep pov all the time and just didn’t know that was what it was. Maybe now that you have a better understanding of what it is, you will start to notice it in the books you read.
Wishing you all the best, and thank you again.
Elise