Unlock the Hidden Power of Point of View: Master First, Second, and Third Person Like a Pro!
1. The narrator isn’t likable. Your protagonist doesn’t have to be a cliché hero. She doesn’t even need to be good. However, she must be interesting.
The audience will not stick around for 300 pages listening to a character they don’t enjoy. This is one reason why anti-heroes make great first person narrators.
They may not be morally perfect, but they’re almost always interesting. (Remember Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye?)
2. The narrator tells but doesn’t show. The danger with first person is that you could spend too much time in your character’s head, explaining what he’s thinking and how he feels about the situation.
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