tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post5404507625073662834..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: "Seems"Edittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-86826546565057913222007-12-28T00:09:00.000-06:002007-12-28T00:09:00.000-06:00That's a good way to use it, because "is" isn't fa...That's a good way to use it, because "is" isn't factual then. The POV character can only suppose, and so it works. But if it's obvious that the non-POV character isn't just SEEMING, but IS, I'd go with, "Paul was furious," and then go immediately into what the POV character thinks of that, or what leads her to think that--<BR/><BR/>Paul was furious. Addie didn't need to notice the broken door or the flung-over table to know that. All she needed was the tight set of his mouth.<BR/><BR/>aliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-5088617734110115782007-12-27T23:30:00.000-06:002007-12-27T23:30:00.000-06:00I agree with Shauna. That's how I use it.I agree with Shauna. That's how I use it.Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-90422674210215524322007-12-27T16:31:00.000-06:002007-12-27T16:31:00.000-06:00In third-person POV, the author can't say what a n...In third-person POV, the author can't say what a non-POV character is feeling or thinking. Often the writer can show those feelings or thoughts with descriptions, actions, or dialog. But doing so can take up more space than the emotion or thought is worth and lend undue importance to them. Sometimes I find the best way is to say something like, "He seemed in an even worse mood than usual. She darted into the cloak room to avoid his temper."<BR/><BR/>Opinions? Suggestions for better ways to quickly describe a non-POV character's apparent emotional state?Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.com