EASY WRITING TIPS: Head-Hopping in Your Fiction Novel | Tips from an Editor | Natalia Leigh
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 19. 04. 2022
- Today we're discussing head-hopping. Some people think head-hopping and third-person omniscient are the same, but they're not! đ± I'd be happy to elaborate further on third-person omniscient if you're interested. There's a lot to cover, and I tried to keep it concise for this video.
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I would love a third-person omniscient video. Also, do you think you could do a video about introspection? Thanks so much for this!
I'd love a video examining just 3rd person POVs
I would love to see a video focusing on Third Person Limited vs. Omniscient. I'd love to see examples.
I too would love a 3rd person omniscient vs 3rd person limit video, particularly with head-hopping examples in those contexts.
You have such a gorgeous, gorgeous soul, and a wonderful way of explaining these things
I never really thought about how show vs tell would play into head hopping but it totally makes sense! I always think I'm good about not head hopping but now I can look for svt instances and tighten up my writing there to ensure there is no head hopping.
Thank you!!
A 3Po vs 3Pl video would be lovely!
I would love a third person limited versus omniscient! And a show versus tell video. Loving the new videos!
This was very helpful. I would love to see a video specific to head hopping in Third Person Omni.
Thanks for this Natalia! I would love a third person omniscient video! These videos are so helpful, especially because you give such clear examples of what you mean. This content is awesome-keep it coming!
4:21 yessss!! Please, we would love that! I am writing in third person point of view and trying to writing it in omniscient perspective. But I am quite unsure and nervous about that. I have been writing about many people but have provided some "internal voice" or internal thought to my side characters. But have more on the main character. So I was thinking that I might be head hopping and I would really, really appreciate a video on 3rd limited vs. 3rd omniscientđâ€
I love your easy writing tips.
Could you do a video on sentences, structure, variety, punctuation, figurative language... I don't know what's the term for that. Prose? I mean the actual writing part, how you get the images in your head on paper so it makes sense and the readers will enjoy reading.
Great video! This is really helpful when editing a client's work. I would love a video discussing 3rd person limited vs 3rd person omniscient.
This video is brilliant. Thank you. I would even be on board for a video on first person. I feel more comfortable with it but would love more tips and tricks concerning it.
Thanks for such a clear definition.
I am not even a writer but I do love learning about it. Count me in for wanting a video on the different POVs. I think I know them when I'm seeing them, but I don't know all the official definitions.
This was also helpful to me as a reader. I've always had a hard time with books with multiple POVs when I can't tell who is speaking. I always assumed it was just me being dumb. But with some of the things you've said here, maybe authors have been doing some of that "head hopping" stuff and that's why I've been confused. Okay, maybe it's also partly me being dumb. But it gives me hope that it may not be ONLY that. :)
Okay, but this video has come in such clutch for me tho! I was literally thinking about how to distinguish third person omniscient and head hopping TODAY cause it has always been so confusing and this definitely helped me a lot (great example with your own book)! It's especially interesting to hear from the perspective of someone who is also an editor. I would love to see you do a video on third person omniscient as well!
Ah! I'm gonna chime in with the others about really appreciating a third person narrative video because I always preferred writing like that, but now I'm worried that the styles are blurring or it's not consistent. You're my go-to for advice about writing these days (haha and many earlier as well), so it would be super insightful! :>
I remember when I started writing, I was pretty sure I didn't head-hop (I did, though not a lot) but I still found places where I by accident slipped into what other characters knew, or thought, or felt. And that annoyed me so much when I realized it. XD
Wow great infoâŠ.I am a novice - lol this video confirms itâŠwriting is an absolute passion for me..but unfortunately my skills are pretty average. I am currently in the middle (sagging) of another fantasy adventure - and still in agony of killing my darlingâŠ.anyway love this contentâŠwould really would appreciate moreâŠthank youâŠ.
Thank you for the help! I decided to write parts of my book in Hindi, in honor of my Indian friend.
This was incredibly helpful! I love how you explain things. I have a followup question: If I am writing in 3rd person distant/Omnicient, how do I reconcile showing the characterâs thoughts with avoiding filter words like âhe thoughtâ ? So that the narrator doesnât slip into 3rd limited
Yes please, I would love a third person limited vs omniscient. I'm planning to write third person limited.
Iâve always found reading Harry Potter to be a great way to get a feel for third person limited. Because itâs SO long and you never (or almost never) get beyond Harryâs experience. Rowling even employed various devices to get around the limits of this form in such a long, complex narrative (remember the pensieve?). The first chapter, of course, is an exception, which also helps with the distinction. By the end of the 7th book, itâs impossible not to understand the narrative form, if only by osmosis. Lord of the Rings is similar for third party omniscient. Interestingly, in Tolkien there are definitely dominant points of view within the omniscient narrative (for example, by the end itâs clearly Samâs tale, not Frodoâs). I believe otherwise it would become very distant from its characters as is, say, The White Stag. But the LoTR narrator is never limited.
Itâs probably too in the weeds, but Iâd enjoy a comparison of these two hyper-popular fantasy works with a focus on narrative point of view.
Great advice.
Recently read a novel by the late MC Beaton. Enjoyed the book overall but she often hopped around the heads of characters in a single scene and it irritated me rather than confused me. I was left feeling that the author was âtellingâ rather than âshowingâ how the characters were feeling and thinking because it was the easiest and quickest option.
For me, Iâd rather do the work of interpreting what characters are feeling and thinking by reading the authorâs description of the charactersâ speech and actions.
Not sure if youâve covered this topic already but it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on subtext and on-the-nose dialogue.
PLEASE elaborate 3rd person limited vs omniscient đđ
It's been 10 months since you put this out, but I hope you see this comment. Can you do a video on "How to tell what POV is best for your book."? "Why Omniscient/First/3rd Limited May Work Better" Sounds like a short series of videos that you can expand with more details.
Telling vs showing. She felt angry about the treatment vs Her heart pounded and angry words fought to get out from behind her teeth from the treatment. :P
You deserve to be as famous as Abbie Emmons
does it count as head hopping if the characters are clearly showing what they are feeling on their faces or when you are describing multipule characters actions and there is no clear pov character at the time in the scene. For example, say you have a group of characters in one scene but there is no sentence which indicates we are in one character's head and we are just focusing on their actions. Does that count as head hopping.
Good video. You explain things very well.
Shame you can't see my comment as I seem to have been ghosted, for some reason. Just out of interest, I would take ''then'' out of your first line as it is superfluous.
But the real question is can you switch from 3rd person limited to omniscient in the middle of your story? No one will answer this question