Point of View: Why Narrative Perspective Can Make or Break Your Story

Finding the right point of view is one of the most important-and least understood-challenges writers face.

Point of view extends far beyond the choice of first, second, or third person. POV determines all that a reader knows about the world inside a story. Is the murder told from the criminal's, the detective's, or the victim's vantage point? An awful lot rides on that decision.

In short, a story's point of view guides the characters, message, and events that matter.

In Point of View: Why Narr...