Point of View
You’ve got an idea for a story. You’ve collected some characters to be in it. You’ve even thought of some exciting adventures to include. Now what? Now you need to pick one character to be the STAR of the story, the one who faces challenges and overcomes them. The one the story is all about. Once you’ve decided on who your main character (star) is, you’ll need to decide from which point of view (POV) to tell this story. Everything that happens must come from that character’s view or experience. What they see, feel, smell, think, decide, dream, and how they react to events in the story. You have to be with that character all the time, either inside their head, looking out their eyes, or right next to them like a shadow. And be consistent. You can’t jump from inside one character’s head and into another’s. If Mary is your POV character, you can’t switch to what John is thinking. John has to tell Mary what he’s thinking. Now it becomes part of her POV. You can’t write about ...