HOW TO WRITE IN DEEP POV

What's up, my friend? Today we're talking about WRITING IN DEEP POV — aka: making the reader feel like they are living in the character's skin. How do we make the story feel more UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL? in this video I give my best tips and techniques for this. Smash that like button if you got something out of it!!

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[rhett-says-hullo]

Internalizing your character's emotions is fun when you're listening to music, that's why you made all those playlists!

[denikoatay]

-obsess over their feelings ✓
-miss entire conversations ✓
-lose sleep ✓


Oh, so it is part of the writing process, not multiple personality disorder. Phew!

[tappkalina]

A video about character voice would be great!

[mishthemaverick]

That last tip was brilliant! My protagonist is an artist. This advice will help me to add so much dimension!

[awkwardashes]

This was a great video! I didn't know what Deep POV was until i watched this. I understand everything you're saying about writing about how the characters feel. Sometimes, when I'm writing, I literally sit at my laptop bawling my eyes out while typing because I feel everything my character is going through as I'm writing it. Funny story--my sister walked in on me one time while this was happening and thought something terrible had happened to me.

[NightWink]

Also, all those filter words you say to avoid are also told to be omitted from school essays. I recall having such a difficult time with that, but when I wrote my stories it was suddenly so easy.

[brandic]

Ooooo, this is so on point! "Write how it feels"!!! I vividly remember so many experiences that no one else even had a clue what I was going through emotionally and always wanted to belittle it based on their own perspectives (or bitterness?). So true!!!

[Willsing]

You are wise beyond your years. Great tips! Yes, please do Character Voice. I’m struggling with this one right now. Thanks for posting!

[LunchKid]

I love the idea of using the character's job experience as a way to ease into the subjective view of the character.

[sarahg]

Filter words! So true--changed my writing when I realized. Happy Birthday btw!

[tender]

6:20 I can confirm!!! It did help me a lot though. I discovered I'm able to apply concepts of shot calling, map awareness, map rotation, etc from League of Legends to real life task handling. IDK how to properly explain it but I feel I did some things way better than I would've normally done if I didn't play games.

[SysterYster]

On the first one - feelings. I react a lot to this when I'm reading. If there are things happening to the character, and feelings or thoughts are not mentioned even, I get pulled out of it. Like watching from afar. I'm like: Hey! Shouldn't you feel something right now?
Ooooh, in editing I have removed soo many filter and filler words, mah Gawd! I wrote he saw, she heard, they noticed etc... all the time. And... realized, is still something I need to work on. I don't know how to NOT use it. XD

[marvamason]

This is awesome… Just yesterday I was writing a new piece and what you are suggesting here is exactly what I had done. I was into the mind of my protagonist in a very emotional situation and writing from her thoughts. Love your great videos. You truly are very inspiring to so many of us out here struggling with the writing process. I have spent so many hours watching various YouTube videos and writing craft on subjects like POV, character and plot development, conflict/resolution, etc. been trying to go back to my WIP And reanalyzing if it fits within that structure. Can be so confusing at times but I do feel a lot of your videos are so straightforward and offer so many wonderful tips and bring up a lot of the thoughts. Thank you thank you

[kristaperez]

So I don't normally watch informational videos... most people get on my nerves or their voice is like nails on a chalkboard... but I can honestly say I have been watching your videos all day. I just love you!

[Griwhoolda]

":Write what you know emotionally." Thank you!

[afridaamin]

I was struggling to understand my protagonist because I wanted express something through I couldn't understand. Only to realize I was seeking validation through creating her as a character to see if people would accept her or more if they would love her. And she was difficult to understand for me because she was like me and I was like a mystery to myself still. So I started telling myself I was her and try to feel it like I was discovering and exploring the world as her. It worked . It's easier to write through her pov now.

[Tardis]

Yay! 'Write how it feels, not how it is.' Great advise. Thanx!

[ASMR_Read]

Write how it feels is incredible advice!. Opera gives itself the permission to take the time it needs to express the true emotional experience of its characters. "I miss you" can be the only message for a full 15 min piece of music. The listener goes along with the singer to the depths of despair of loss then up a bit again to the hope of reunion. It is the journey that people want, give yourself permission in your writing to explore it. Emotional growth is so much more potent when you are there for the ride. Remember that people have a range of emotions though. Brooding for the whole book only really worked for Meyer because she is a unicorn.

[KayPritchett-lmht]

I've watched a lot of these videos, and this one is one of my favorites. Deep POV is so important, and these few tips are very helpful.

[heathermac]

''The more things change the more they stay the same" ... the (especially British) comedians of yesteryear played the same role as the psychologists of today. Many moons ago I saw a comedy sketch on the nature of people in different professions and it has stuck with me that 'the profession of weather forecasting is just teeming with people who aren't stressed by being wrong ABOUT ANYTHING!'