When Is a POV Error a Problem?

When Is a POV Error a Problem?

Ask any veteran writer about POV (Point of View) and the advice is almost always the same: Don’t head-hop, change POV only at chapter or scene breaks, tell the most compelling character’s version of events. Most of the time, this is solid advice, meant to keep readers from becoming confused. But there’s always an exception. […]

Lucinda Bassett Truth Be Told Book Review

Lucinda Bassett Truth Be Told Book Review

Truth be told, I’d never heard of Lucinda Bassett. Maybe I need to get out more, but her books on anxiety and stress were unknown to me–until last week. A publicist for the bestselling author contacted me about reading her new memoir. I said OK, thinking that I really didn’t have the time. But sometimes […]