Point of view should make use of a number of characterization features. So in this prompt, imagine a creature, intelligent or otherwise. Write what this creature sees, but include characterization.
- One way to supply character through point of view is to include how the creature feels about what he sees. This does not mean that you should write that he is looking forward to eating that rabbit. Describe the rabbit in terms of potential lunch: scrawny; plump; practical ways to avoid getting too much of that soft, white fur in his mouth; and the smell of just dead meat.
- Also think of word choice; you may even make a few up that would seem appropriate to your creature. His word for snack or lunch might be “the mid-day gnarle.”
- Other characterization would include what is important to him. A predator would not make note of the color of the sky unless it denotes a particular time of day or season or weather important to him.
- Consider giving him a specific quality: speed, visual acuity or discernment (he might be able to see in infrared, for example), silent movement.
- Consider a flaw: he drools copious amounts or suffers from the shakes or an injured hip.
Write about a paragraph. I look forward to seeing it, so post it in the comment box.
