Fiction Writing Masterclass
Lesson 3: Point of View
This week we’ll cover the pros and cons of 1st and 3rd person narration to help you decide which point of view is most suitable for your fictional stories.
This is the third lesson in an 8-part series on writing fiction. It has been designed to take you through the process of writing a short story from start to finish. For more information, including the content covered in each lesson, check out my introductory post here.
Whose story is it?
This is the very first question you want to ask before writing anything.
Last week, in Lesson 2, you should have created a range of characters and may think you already know the answer. But choosing whose point of view to write from requires a lot more thought than just defaulting to who is the main protagonist. What kind of story do you want to tell? And what kind of effect do you want to have on the reader? Each point of view will result in something very different.
In today’s lesson, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of first and third-person narration to help you decide which is most suitable for your fictional story.
