The Forever Workshop

The Forever Workshop

The Novel Writing Workshop

What Point of View (POV) Should You Use for Your Novel?

Lesson 6 of "How to Finally Get Started on that Novel"

Amy Shearn's avatar
Amy Shearn
Nov 27, 2024
∙ Paid
17
6
1
Share
Art by Mariam Chagelishvili

Lesson 6 of 8 from “How to Finally Get Started on that Novel”

Paid subscribers enjoy full access to this & all workshops (Save 30% with annual)

Point-of-view [POV] is like the air quality of a novel – it affects everything that happens and how you access it, and yet if it’s working properly, you likely don’t notice it at all.  …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Forever Workshop to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
Amy Shearn's avatar
A guest post by
Amy Shearn
Author of 5 novels, including Dear Edna Sloane (Red Hen Press, 2024) & Animal Instinct (Putnam, 2025). Essays in New York Times Modern Love, Oprah Daily, & elsewhere. Teaches writing & works 1:1 with writers.
Subscribe to Amy
© 2025 The Forever Workshop
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture