Deciding on
Point of View is one of the most important decisions an author can make. Something written in
First Person is going to look very, very different than something written in Second or Thirdthe
perspectives change, which can have very powerful effects on the work in question.
First Person Point of View is written directly from the perspective of one of thein the
story. You'll recognize it because you'll always see use of the pronoun, "I," instead
of "he" or "she." However, even more importantly: imagine if
was told from the perspective of , or , or . Imagine if one of these three
characters was telling you the story, and now imagine just how dramatically that story would
change (thematically, tonally, etc.), solely based upon which of those three was chosen as the
viewpoint character.
In Third Person, on the other hand, the story is
relayed by an external narrator, detached from the events of the story itself. Third
Person...
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