Who's Telling Your Story?

   
 So, now you've got your story idea.  Good.  But who is going to tell it?  You must decide that before you start.  This is called Point of view.  You have choices here.  1st, 2nd, or 3rd person. You can also write as the Narrator, where you are telling the story to the reader, so you really get to tell as much, or as little as you want  about each character.  Their feeling's, and emotions, as you see them.  Or you can write in the first person, where one of the characters is telling the story from their view point.  Or you can write in the third person, where an outsider is telling the story from what he sees is happening.  First person point of view, is often used in Auto- Biography's where a person is telling their life story,written by them, in their own words. View points are very important.  Think about the book "Gone With The Wind"  We see the story through a narrators eyes, who sees all, that is going on with all the characters.  we get to know them up close & personal.  The narrator centers his attention mostly on Tara.  It's her story, as he see it.  Although we meet the other characters in her life and get to know something about them,  we never truly get to know them as we do Tara because it's mostly centered on her, and how she feels about her life.. We experience her thoughts, emotions, and feelings.  This is how the narrator reveals her to us, and how he sees her through his eyes..  Pick up your favorite novel, read until you know for sure what viewpoint they are using  Can you tell?  This is good practice to get you acquainted with the different view points  a writer uses..  Checkout many different novels, read, until you can plainly know what viewpoint they are using for their story. before you start to write. 
Helpful tips for pronouns used in each point of view

1st Person- I, me ( we are talking about ourselves, our thoughts, our opinions)
Example- I like Pizza

2nd- Person-you ( When you are referring to someone else- you, your, yours,, yourself, or yourselves)
Example- You like Pizza.

3rd Person-He, she, it, they (The person you are talking about-he, him. his, himself, she, her, herself, it, its, etc!)
Example- She likes pizza


Now that you've  got the hang of viewpoints, lets choose the setting where your story will take place.  Coming tomorrow..  Choosing The Setting for your story? "