I think both can work and both are probably necessary at different times. People aren't always thinking about their own feelings, so sometimes it's better to focus on what the POV character is thinking about and doing. But sometimes the POV character is conscious of their own emotions and so it makes sense to talk about them more directly.
I do agree with her that you don't think about yourself the way you do others, so I wouldn't have a POV character talk about 'raising a satirical eyebrow' or any of that nonsense.
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Date: 2008-10-24 11:14 pm (UTC)I do agree with her that you don't think about yourself the way you do others, so I wouldn't have a POV character talk about 'raising a satirical eyebrow' or any of that nonsense.