An UberAuthor Teaches Female POV ;-)

Thank you for answering my printer question! I still have a very old HP printer that I use with my ancient desktop from the last century and this thing is a workhorse. I might have to go back to HP again with my next printer. Like I said yesterday, this new Epson might not last long in my favor.

I don't need anything really fancy because all I print is documents and sometimes, flyers. I rarely print photos. Do you? I just save my pics on a CD and go to Walgreens and play with their photo maker. Of course, if I really wanted to print THAT naked photo of that actor with the sword (nope, not going to get in trouble with anyone driving by), then I would have to invest in a good printer, eh? ;-)

Back to OUR writing lessons. I didn't know our discussions on kilt and the importance of that particular Point-Of-View is so trendy! There was a fashion show in New York recently that was called Dressed To Kilt and there were celebrities doing the catwalk in...ya guess it, KILTS! Wish I was there!

Today's Uber-kiltster who will teach you my writing lesson is Gerard Butler. Here is a beautiful pic of him at the show:

Now, writing is all about Point of View, or POV, as we writers say. Let's go back to yesterday's post, about the male writer's bemusement on how female writers (and readers) get so much from One Gaze and how a Gaze can make things combust and explode for the woman. He, being a manly-man author, would probably see an explosion when a C-4 and other viable Jack Bauer products are being used in the vicinity. And the gaze of his character(s) would probably be squinted from dust, sweat, and things unromantic.

I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with that. I'm just trying to show a difference in POV between male and female perspectives ;-). Ready for your Gennita Low writing lesson?

Okay, here is the male POV on Gerard Butler's catwalk. Click ON THE ARROW to view it here:

So, you get a marvelous scene here of a beautiful man walking towards you. There are cheers of females in the background but it doesn't engage the female reader's senses. A nice head to toe shot but way too quickly to really get me going. The male POV gives you these impressions--zap, zap, zap, here comes the man and he's holding the sword! He walks and struts and plants his sword onto the stage. Very nice. We female readers read and see this and goes "Kewl scene!" or "Nice..." It's uber-male POV here, all action first and a little bit of macho bravado. I appreciate the short take but my heart isn't beating fast and I don't get the sense that this is An Important Moment in the scene/story. And as you know, in a romance, An Important Moment is important ;-).

So, you ready for Gennita Low's Uber-Female POV on the same catwalk? Hmm? I swear I spoil you girls, you know? Okay, load this up, take a few minutes, and be the uber-female that you are. Sit back, CLICK ON THE ARROW TO VIEW IT HERE, and check it out:



Now, let out that deep breath ;-). Does this POV change your perspective? Give you more? Take you to places that you want to go? Does it tell you that YES THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT in the story/scene? ;-) And that last bit with the sword--ahhhh, a wealth of meaning now, eh? And we zoom into his eyes and that gaze. THUD. Wait, the male author entirely MISSED THAT MOMENT! Heh, heh, heh.

I write with that objective in mind. In projecting the differences between male- and female-written POV, it's all about depth and gut, I tell ya. And lust. Lots of lust.

And that's all for another day of GLow Uber Author Writing Class 101.

I suggest you scroll back up and repeat the lesson ;-).
Any comments, class?

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