Unlock the Hidden Power of Point of View: Master First, Second, and Third Person Like a Pro!
However, point of view is simple to master if you use common sense.
This post will define point of view, go over each of the major POVs, explain a few of the POV rules, and then point out the major pitfalls writers make when dealing with that point of view.
Need help with point of view? To get a cheatsheet of the two most common POVs used in fiction, click here.
Point of View Definition
The point of view, or POV, in a story is the narrator’s position in the description of events, and comes from the Latin word, punctum visus, which literally means point sight. The point of view is where a writer points the sight of the reader.
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